Nagpur, 16 Apr (HS): Maharashtra Congress workers

led by prominent party leaders took out a peace march on Wednesday in the

riot-affected areas of Nagpur. The march was led by Maharashtra Unit President

Harshawardhan Sapkal. On March 17, Nagpur faced riots on the issue of the removal

of Moghul King Aurangazeb’s tomb from Khultabad in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar

(Earlier Aurangabad).

Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee took out a

march after one month of the riots, during which a large number of vehicles

were damaged, police personnel and others were injured. As many as 110 suspects

were arrested, including the mastermind of the riots, Faheem Khan.

The MPCC ‘Sadhbhavna’ March began after garlanding

the statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, in the Mahal area, wherefrom the riots

began. The party workers moved through various parts of the East Nagpur singing

Mahatma Gandhi’s favourite Bhajan ‘Raghupati Raghav Raja Ram…’. Sapkal said

that the main objective of Congress is to maintain brotherhood among people of

all religions and castes. He alleged Bharatiya Janata Party of dividing the

people.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar