India, July 1 -- Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA Abu Azmi has moved the Bombay high court seeking directions to quash two first information reports (FIR) registered against him in connection with his remarks praising Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. The comments were made when he was questioned by reporters on March 3 during the budget session of the legislative assembly.

Azmi had said that Aurangzeb was a good administrator, and the country's gross domestic product (GDP) during his regime was 24%, which had attracted the British to India. Aurangzeb did not take a single rupee from the administration, the borders of his kingdom stretched as far as Burma and Afghanistan, and he had Hindu commanders in his army, Azmi had said.

The remarks caused an upr...