Mumbai, June 23 -- Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Chief Spokesperson Anand Paranjpe strongly condemned Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Azmi for his "provocative remarks" and demanded that the government take immediate and strict action against him.
"Abu Azmi has become a toxic element in Maharashtra, repeatedly making inflammatory statements to disrupt communal harmony. The government must act decisively against him," Paranjpe said, addressing the media.
Speaking on the sanctity of Maharashtra's cultural identity, Paranjpe reminded Azmi of the 800-year-old tradition of the Ashadhi Wari - a spiritual, religious, and cultural pilgrimage of the state. He emphasised how the palkhis of Sant Dnyaneshwar and Sant Tukaram start from Alandi and Dehu, an...