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BJP workers confronted Congress activists successful Pune portion protesting against Congress person Harshwardhan Sapkal's remarks 'equating' Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj with Tipu Sultan, with the Opposition enactment alleging chromatic pelting during the agitation connected Sunday (February 15, 2026).
Joint Commissioner of Police Ranjan Kumar Sharma told reporters that 3 Congress workers, 2 BJP workers, 2 constabulary personnel, and 2 journalists sustained insignificant injuries successful the melee, adding that the process of registering cases against some sides was underway.
"A protestation was held adjacent the Congress Bhavan, which saw sloganeering from workers of BJP and Congress. Workers of some parties climbed onto walls, and determination was chromatic pelting from some sides. Cases are being registered against workers of some sides," Mr. Sharma informed.
Pune metropolis Congress main Arvind Shinde said the enactment has submitted a written ailment to the constabulary against BJP functionaries. A lawsuit should beryllium registered against Mayor Manjusha Nagpure, BJP City president Dheeraj Ghate, Dushyant Mohol and different workers, Shinde added.
There was a dense constabulary deployment successful the country arsenic BJP workers protested extracurricular the Congress Bhavan, condemning Mr. Sapkal's comments that person triggered a enactment successful the State.
A contention erupted connected Saturday (February 14, 2026) implicit a representation of Tipu Sultan successful the bureau of Malegaon Municipal Corporation lawman politician Shan-e-Hind Nihal Ahmed, which was opposed by Shiv Sena corporators and Hindu outfits.
While pointing to the valour of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and the mode helium presented the thought of 'Swarajya', Mr. Sapkal gave the illustration of Tipu Sultan's telephone for conflict against the British and claimed this was an perfect articulated connected the aforesaid lines.
Earlier successful the day, Maharashtra Congress person Sachin Sawant accused the BJP of "double standards" and pursuing a polarisation docket aft Sapkal faced disapproval for the remark.
In a statement, the Congress spokesperson cited respective instances to assertion that BJP leaders had earlier supported oregon endorsed references to 18th-century Mysuru ruler Tipu Sultan successful nationalist spaces and authoritative forums.
He referred to resolutions successful civic bodies successful Akola and Mumbai, arsenic good arsenic past instances wherever BJP leaders had allegedly praised oregon associated with the humanities figure, to reason that the party's existent Opposition was politically motivated.
BJP workers staged a protestation successful Pune, condemning Mr. Sapkal's remarks.
Congress has alleged that 2 of its workers sustained injuries arsenic activists from the saffron enactment indulged successful chromatic pelting extracurricular the Congress Bhavan.
Speaking to PTI, Mohan Joshi, vice-president of the Congress's Maharashtra unit, said that a ample fig of BJP workers, including the recently elected mayor, Manjusha Nagpure, gathered to protestation extracurricular Congress Bhavan.
"During the protest, stones were pelted astatine Congress workers and 2 sustained injuries. We are presently holding a sit-in protestation extracurricular the constabulary presumption successful Shivajinagar seeking action," helium said.
Krishikesh Rawale, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone 1), said that the constabulary intervened to forestall a flare-up.
BJP Pune metropolis portion president Dheeraj Ghate has lodged a ailment against Mr. Sapkal with Parvati constabulary presumption for allegedly hurting the sentiments of Hindus, and a archetypal accusation study has been registered.
Tipu Sultan remains a polarising fig of history, with immoderate invoking his bravery successful the battles against the British, portion others person pointed to his spiritual bigotry and ill-treatment of non-Muslims.
