Mumbai, March 4 -- Amidst the uproar over Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Azmi's remarks on Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, Shiv Sena will be staging a state-wide protest against statements 'disrespecting' Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj.

The party has demanded that a sedition case be filed against Abu Azmi and that he be suspended from the Assembly for "glorifying" Aurangzeb, the Shiv Sena stated in a press release on Tuesday.

Shiv Sena MLA Nilesh Narayan Rane said that Abu Azmi has "lost his mental balance", adding that he keeps speaking "nonsense" to stay in the headlines.

"Abu Azmi has lost his mental balance. He does not know Maharashtra's history, and he is disrespecting our Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj. He should apologise, but just an apology i...