Abu Azmi data-faces arrest threat, cm fadnavis says, 'will be put in jail'?
maharashtra chief minister devendra fadnavis said in the Legislative Council that Samajwadi party (SP) mla Abu Asim Azmi, who was suspended from the maharashtra assembly for praising Mughal ruler aurangzeb, will be '100 percent' put in jail. Members of the ruling party said that praising aurangzeb is an insult to maratha king Chhatrapati shivaji Maharaj and his warrior-son Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj.
Action despite withdrawal of statement
Azmi, who has been suspended from the assembly till the end of the budget session, opposed the action and said that he has been punished despite withdrawing the controversial remarks. The budget session will end on march 26.
Answered the question of uddhav faction leader Ambadas Danve
When leader of Opposition in the Legislative Council and shiv sena (UBT) member Ambadas Danve asked fadnavis why Azmi was not sent to jail for his remarks, he said Azmi, mla from Mumbai's Mankhurd-Shivaji Nagar, would be "100 per cent" jailed.
What did uddhav thackeray say?
shiv sena (UBT) president and Legislative Council member uddhav thackeray said no one should dare to speak against national heroes and it is the government's responsibility to take strict action against those making objectionable remarks against them. thackeray demanded, "He (Azmi) should be permanently suspended (from the Assembly)."
In a video statement released by Azmi's office, the Samajwadi party leader claimed that he had not said anything wrong but withdrew the remarks made outside the assembly to ensure smooth functioning in the House. He said, "Still I was suspended." What did Abu Azmi say? Azmi had said that during Aurangzeb's reign, India's data-border extended to afghanistan and burma (Myanmar). The mla claimed, "Our GDP was 24 percent (of world GDP) and india was called the golden bird." When asked about the fight between aurangzeb and maratha ruler Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, Azmi termed it a political fight.
