Jammu and Kashmir Deputy CM Surinder Choudhary criticized Mehbooba Mufti for her remarks, blaming her for the loss of J&K's statehood and special status. He also recalled her controversial comments on pellet gun use and children's discrimination.
Samajwadi Party MP Awadhesh Prasad on Tuesday criticized Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde over his reaction to SP leader and Maharashtra MLA Abu Azmi's remarks on Mughal ruler Aurangzeb, stating that Shinde lacks historical knowledge.
Mahayuti leaders, including BJP, NCP, and Shiv Sena, staged a protest outside the Maharashtra State Assembly against Samajwadi Party leader Abu Azmi for his remarks about Aurangzeb.
The case has been registered against Azmi at Wagle Estate Police Station under BNS sections 299, 302, 356(1), and 356(2) following the complaint from Shiv Sena MP Naresh Mhaske.
"At a larger level, we are concerned about global updates, oversimplifications of complex issues, sweeping and generalized remarks, usage of loose terminologies and apparent cherry-picking of situations," Bagchi said.
Former Indian cricketers Atul Wassan, Sarandeep Singh, and Rohit Sharma's former coach Dinesh Lad defended the Men in Blue skipper Rohit Sharma following Congress spokesperson Shama Mohamed's remarks on social media about his fitness, which she later deleted.
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."
Former India cricketer Harbhajan Singh has defended Team India captain Rohit Sharma after Congress spokesperson Shama Mohamed's comments about his fitness sparked controversy and said no one has a right to make such comments.
Refuting the claims that Aurangzeb was against Hindus, Azmi stated that the emperor had 34 per cent of Hindus in his administration and his advisors were Hindus. Therefore, he added, there was no need to give a Hindu-Muslim angle.