Azmi said, "When India and Pakistan were separated in 1947, Muslims were going to Pakistan... but Baba Saheb said no. Baba Saheb fought a battle. He did justice to both Dalits and Muslims."
He drew attention to the constitutional right to build places of worship and said that he is not doing anything unconstitutional, "as anyone can make a temple or church, so can I".
This comes after the Trinamool Congress (TMC) suspended West Bengal MLA Humayun Kabir on Thursday over his remarks, in which he claimed he would inaugurate a Babri Masjid in the state's Murshidabad district today.
They cited the Himachal Pradesh High Court's directive to maintain the status quo and the earlier Municipal Commissioner's order regarding demolition of the top floors of the building.
A day after controversy erupted over his remarks on the meaning of "jihad", Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind president Maulana Mahmood Madani clarified that he takes responsibility for any confusion caused by his statement, asserting that his words were misunderstood outside their full context.
Former Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) regional director KK Muhammed has said that Muslims should give up two more historical places which are temples also - Mathura, the birthplace of Lord Krishna, and Gyanvapi, which is associated with Lord Shiva - and also suggested that the leade
Saying that the term "jihad" is being used in a planned manner, he alleged that various terms, like "Love jihad, land Jihad, 'thook' jihad, and vote jihad," are being coined to abuse Muslims in the country.
BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain on Monday strongly criticised Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind president Maulana Mahmood Madani over his recent remarks in Bhopal, asserting that Indian Muslims enjoy unmatched rights and freedoms and warning against what he described as attempts to provoke the community.<
Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Saturday, accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of dividing people along language and caste lines to strengthen her vote bank.
He added that India has always ensured safety and equal opportunity for all communities, including Muslims. "If there is any place in the world where our brothers and sisters of the Muslim community are safest and facilitated, it is India," he said.
At the National Governing Body meeting of Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, its president, Mahmood Madani, alleged that a series of actions like "mob lynching" and "seizure of Waqf properties" have led to a "sense of unsafety" among the Muslims.