Following his remarks, Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar suspended Abu Azmi on Wednesday. A proposal was brought in the Maharashtra Assembly against Azmi's remarks.
Earlier on Wednesday, Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar suspended Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Azmi for the entire duration of the ongoing Budget session.
AIMIM Bihar president Akhtarul Iman defends Aurangzeb and criticizes the BJP's actions regarding Maharashtra SP MLA Abu Azmi's suspension. Iman calls the BJP's politics divisive and unconstitutional and urges the Supreme Court to intervene.
Earlier on Wednesday, Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar suspended Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Azmi for the entire duration of the ongoing budget session over his remarks on Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.
After being suspended for the entire duration of the ongoing Maharashtra budget session over his remarks on Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA Abu Azmi called the suspension "arbitrary" and alleged threats to his life and his family.
Amid the controversy over the suspension of Maharashtra SP MLA Abu Azmi for his remarks on Aurangzeb, Shiv Sena MP Naresh Mhaske said that they will take actions against those who will say anything in the name of freedom of speech.
Maharashtra SP MLA Abu Azmi's son, Farhan Azmi, expressed sadness over the suspension of his father from the Budget session of the Maharashtra Assembly, saying that he has been suspended for "speaking facts."
Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA Abu Azmi on Wednesday maintained that he did not intend to insult national heroes and that his suspension is unfair after he was suspended from the Maharashtra Assembly for the entire budget session over his remarks on Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.
She advised Azmi to take lessons and read books... or watch a movie like 'Chhaava' so that he could understand who Aurangzeb was and why there was a demand to suspend him.
Amid massive political uproar over Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Azmi's remarks on Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray slammed Akhilesh Yadav for supporting him, saying that "let him object if he wants to."
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray supported the suspension of Samajwadi Party Maharashtra MLA Abu Azmi from the budget session, saying that the "suspension should be permanent."