Nationalist Congress Party - Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP-SCP) MLA Rohit Pawar on Wednesday strongly criticised the remarks made by Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA Abu Azmi regarding Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. Pawar condemned Azmi’s statement, calling it "useless," and questioned whether it was intended to benefit the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Speaking to ANI, Pawar said, "It needs to be asked whether he made that statement to help the BJP... He made such a useless comment. It raises questions about whether he has the right to live in India. You are praising Aurangzeb... They are going to see 'Chhaava'. They took no action against Prashant Koratkar or Rahul Solapurkar, who made derogatory remarks against Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Sambhaji Raje, and Babasaheb Ambedkar. Despite having all the power, the government did not take any action against them. So, what right do they have to go and watch the film? I urge them to refrain from watching the film until Prashant Koratkar and Rahul Solapurkar are arrested."