New Delhi, March 5 -- Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar suspended Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Azmi for the entire Budget Session of Maharashtra Assembky over his controversial remarks related to Mughal emperor Aurangzeb.

The SP leader was suspended after a motion was passed against him in the House by Maharashtra Parliamentary Affairs Minister Chandrakant Patil.

The Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar MLA is receiving severe criticism for his recent remarks related to Aurangzeb where he said that the Mughal emperor was not "cruel administrator" and claimed that he built "many temples", reported ANI.

The SP leader also added that the battle between Aurangzeb and Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj was for state administration and not about Hindu and ...