The wagh nakh will probably be on show in Satara for 3 years (File)
Mumbai:
The ‘wagh nakh‘ or tiger claw-shaped weapon utilized by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was dropped at Mumbai from a London museum at the moment, state Tradition Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar mentioned.
This wagh nakh will now be taken to Satara in western Maharashtra and placed on show from Friday.
“The wagh nakh has landed,” Mr Mungantiwar mentioned however didn’t expose any additional particulars.
State Excise Minister Shambhuraj Desai on Tuesday mentioned the wagh nakh will probably be accorded a grand welcome in Satara.
The weapon introduced from London has a bulletproof cowl and safety has been beefed up, he advised reporters. Will probably be saved at a museum in Satara for seven months, he mentioned.
Mr Desai, additionally the guardian minister of Satara, reviewed the safety preparations on the Chhatrapati Shivaji Sangrahalay (museum) within the district on Tuesday.
“The wagh nakh is being dropped at Shahunagari (Satara) from a London museum on July 19,” he mentioned.
Mr Desai mentioned the wagh nakh being dropped at Maharashtra is an inspiring second and will probably be welcomed in Satara in a grand ceremony.
The wagh nakh was utilized by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Mr Mungantiwar had advised the legislative meeting final week.
He made the feedback after a historian claimed the wagh nakh utilized by the founding father of the Maratha empire to kill Bijapur Sultanate’s common Afzal Khan in 1659 was already in Satara.
Mr Mungantiwar had additionally rejected the declare that the federal government spent a number of crores to deliver the weapon from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London to Maharashtra, and mentioned the journey bills and signing of the settlement price Rs 14.08 lakh.
The London museum initially agreed to offer the weapon for a yr, however Maharashtra persuaded it handy it over for show within the state for 3 years, he mentioned.
“After a variety of efforts, the wagh nakh is being dropped at Maharashtra as a consequence of profitable efforts of the federal government led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde,” Mr Desai mentioned.
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