SP’s Abu Azmi wants Maharashtra Muslim ministers to quit on Uddhav Thackeray’s Babri remark

A day after Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray made a remark about Babri Masjid demolition in the Legislative Assembly SP leader Abu Azmi on Thursday objected to it and asked Muslim ministers in the state to resign over the statement as well as two other issuesFormer Congress MP Sanjay Nirupam also expressed his disapproval over Thackerays statementAddressing media persons outside the Vidhan Bhavan hereAzmi said Thackeray has forgotten that he is not just the president of the Shiv Sena but also the state chief ministerAzmi also hit out at the Congress and the NCP saying that these parties had earlier talked about giving five per cent quota to Muslims in jobs and education but it has not happenedHe said that at least ministers from the Muslim community should feel ashamed and resign over Thackerays remarks and the quota issueThe Samajwadi Party leader said that the Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA government was formed to stop the BJP from attaining power and the Congress and the NCP had supported it based on the common minimum programme CMPUddhav ji forgot that he is a chief minister When the Supreme Court wrote the judgment it had said that installing idol inside the Babri Mosque and bringing down parts of the mosque were both criminal activities So I think it is very disappointing that a chief minister accepts criminal activity in the House Azmi saidThe government was formed on the basis of CMP but it is now talking about temples and mosques he said asking the Congress and NCP leaders to think what is to be done nowThe chief minister had said that the CAA and the NRC will not be implemented in the state The Congress and the NCP earlier said Muslims should get five per cent reservation Now you Congress and NCP are in power At least Muslims ministers should feel a bit ashamed and resign on these issues he saidAsked if the ministers concerned should resign on the issue of Thackerays speech or some other Azmi said They should resign on the issues of the speech the CAANRC and the reservation He had said he is running a secular government This cannot be the role of a secular government which is happening nowNirupam accused Thackeray of celebrating the demolition of the mosque in the House and alleged that Congress and NCP MLAs enjoyed the speechWhich common minimum programme it the speech is part of Nirupam asked on TwitterSpeaking in the Assembly on Wednesday Thackeray had attacked the BJP on the issue of HindutvaHe had said that the BJP keeps taking name of late Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray and asked the party to remember the latters HindutvaTargeting the BJP the chief minister had said Bal Thackerays Hindutva was not of shendi tuft of hair and janeu sacred thread Brahmins wearHe had added when the Babri Masjid was brought down the Tom Dick and Harry had run away but Balasaheb stood firm on this positionthe Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray had then said he was proud if his Shiv Sainiks brought down parts of the mosque the chief minister had saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever