Shinde Sena MP Naresh Mhaske is said to have told the panel, “In the list of monuments that I am aware of, which is close to 3,900, and are centrally protected, many have no significance or contribution to India.”

The Eurosceptic, Russia-friendly Freedom Party came first in September’s elections but was then sidelined. 

​The Eurosceptic, Russia-friendly Freedom Party came first in September’s elections but was then sidelined.  

Pakistan’s defence minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif’s remarks about Mahmud of Ghazni being ‘merely a plunderer’ have sparked controversy. His comments have initiated a domestic debate and strained relations with Afghanistan. This also questions the suitability of naming Pakistani missiles after historical figures who invaded India.