SP MLA Abu Azmi will be "100 per cent" put in jail, says CM Devendra Fadnavis

Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Asim Azmi suspended from the Maharashtra assembly over his remarks praising Mughal emperor Aurangzeb will be 100 per cent put in jail Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said in the legislative council reported news agency PTIMembers of the treasury benches asserted in the assembly that Aurangzebs praise amounted to an insult to Maratha king Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and his warriorson Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj both revered figures in Maharashtra reported PTIAzmi suspended from the assembly till the ongoing budget session ends on March 26 protested against the action saying he has been punished despite retracting his controversial remarksIn the legislative council when Fadnavis was asked by Leader of Opposition Ambadas Danve of the Shiv Sena UBT why Azmi was not jailed for his remarks he said the MLA from MankhurdShivaji Nagar in Mumbai would be 100 per cent put in jail reported PTIShiv Sena UBT president Uddhav Thackeray an MLC asserted no one should dare speak against national icons and it is the governments responsibility to take strict action against those who make offensive remarks against themHe Azmi should be permanently suspended from assembly Thackeray demanded reported PTIIn a video statement released by the Azmi office the Samajwadi Party asserted he had not said anything wrong but retracted the comments which he made outside the assembly to ensure the House functions properlyStill I was suspended he saidAzmi had said during Aurangzebs reign Indias border reached Afghanistan and Burma MyanmarOur GDP accounted for 24 per cent of the world GDP and India was called a golden sparrow during his regime claimed the MLAAsked about the fight between Aurangzeb and Maratha king Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj Azmi had termed it a political battleHis comments rocked both houses of the state legislature on Tuesday with members of the ruling side demanding his suspension and filing of treason chargesOn Wednesday the issue was also raised in the legislative council where the Opposition demanded action against actor Rahul Solapurkar and former journalist Prashant Koratkar who are facing criticism for their alleged objectionable comments on national icons reported PTIPolice have booked Nagpurbased Koratkar for allegedly threatening a historian and making derogatory comments against Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and his son Sambhaji Maharaj Solapurkar is alleged to have made offensive remarks about Chhatrapati Shivaji MaharajBhai Jagtap Congress said there cannot be different yardsticks in dealing with comments made by Azmi and those uttered by Koratkar and Solapurkar reported PTIDanve Shiv SenaUBT noted that Solapurkar has been appointed to the cultural committee of Pune Municipal Corporation Koratkars mobile has been confiscated but he has not been arrested The government should walk the talk the Leader of Opposition saidFadnavis said Koratkar has sought a stay from a court in Kolhapur on action against him and that this will be challenged in the higher courtThe CM warned whoever insults Chhatrapati Shivaji and Chhatrapati Sambhaji will not be sparedFadnavis attacked the Opposition for their selective approach and said they did not say anything about critical remarks made by NCP SP MLA Jitendra Awhad and former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru about Chhatrapati ShivajiWith inputs from PTI