Panaji (Goa) [India], March 5 : 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."
"It is sad that my father has been suspended for speaking facts...In the questionnaires of IAS and IPS, it is mentioned about Aurangzeb and Shivaji. My father has quoted this questionnaire. Eknath Shinde has got such a bad pinch that he is trying to hide Dhananjay Munde ji's murderous politics where he has, in broad daylight, apparently, allegedly murdered a sarpanch. But his name is not on the charge sheet...I highly condemn it and I support my father...", he told ANI.
Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar suspended Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Azmi for the entire duration of the ongoing budget session on Wednesday over his remarks on Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. A proposal was brought in the Maharashtra Assembly today against Azmi's remarks.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Chandrakant Patil said in the House that Azmi's objectionable statement had hurt the dignity of the House, leading to the proposal to suspend his membership for this session, which the Speaker passed.
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.
Abu Azmi expressed his disappointment after being suspended for the entire duration of the ongoing Maharashtra budget session over his remarks on Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.
Abu Azmi said, "To ensure that the House functions, I spoke about withdrawing my statement. I did not say anything wrong. Still, there is a controversy and proceedings of the House are being stalled. To ensure that the House functions and some work is done during Budget Session...I withdrew the statement that I made outside.