BJP-Congress Workers Clash in Pune Over Tipu Sultan Remark, Stone Pelting Injures Workers

• BJP workers protested outside Congress Bhavan in Pune after Maharashtra Congress President Harshvardhan Sapkal compared Tipu Sultan to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
• Hundreds of BJP workers gathered, raising slogans and attempting to enter the Congress Bhavan, leading to a confrontation with Congress workers.
• During the hour-long scuffle, stones were allegedly thrown by BJP workers, injuring one or two Congress workers.
• Harshvardhan Sapkal defended his statement, claiming Tipu Sultan was brave and fought the British, inspired by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
• CM Devendra Fadnavis condemned Sapkal's comparison, highlighting Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's fight against Mughals versus Tipu Sultan's alleged massacre of Hindus.