Reacting sharply to Samajwadi Party leader and Maharashtra MLA Abu Azmi's remarks about Aurangzeb, Maharashtra Minister Uday Samant said that this statement was directly or indirectly against Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj. He also demanded that the MLA be suspe
Amidst the uproar over Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Azmi's remarks on Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said that they have put forth their demand to suspend the latter from the House.
"Abu Azmi has lost his mental balance. He does not know Maharashtra's history, and he is disrespecting our Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj. He should apologise, but just an apology is not enough," the Shiv Sena MLA told ANI.
Amidst the uproar over Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Azmi's remarks on Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, Shiv Sena to stage a state-wide protest against statements disrespecting Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj.
Deputy CM Eknath Shinde demands a sedition case against Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Azmi for praising Aurangzeb. Shinde condemned Azmi's remarks, emphasizing the valor of Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj and the cruelty of the Mughal ruler.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sudhanshu Trivedi hit out at Samajwadi Party leader and Maharashtra MLA Abu Azmi and asked the INDI block members why they were trying to glorify Aurangzeb.
Azmi had reportedly said that Aurangzeb was not a "cruel administrator" and "built many temples". He added that the battle between the Mughal emperor and Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj was for state administration and not about Hindu and Muslim.
Shiv Sena MP Naresh Mhaske on Monday filed a case against Samajwadi Party leader Abu Asim Azmi over his statement on Aurangzeb and said that he has "no right to stay in India."
Calling Samajwadi Party leader and Maharashtra MLA Abu Azmi's reported remarks about Aurangzeb "wrong and unacceptable," Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday said that he should be charged with "treason."
Maharashtra Cultural Affairs Minister Ashish Shelar on Tuesday announced that Freedom Fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar's poem 'Anadi Mi, Anant Mi' will receive the first Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Rajya Prerna Geet Award.