Yogi Adityanath Issues ‘Upchaar’ Warning to Abu Azmi Amid Aurangzeb Row: ‘Send Him to UP'

Yogi Adityanath Issues ‘Upchaar’ Warning to Abu Azmi Amid Aurangzeb Row: Yogi Adityanath, chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, on Wednesday lashed out at Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Azmi for making controversial comments about Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, saying he should be shipped to the state where his government would arrange 'special treatment' for him.

In the Uttar Pradesh assembly, taking potshots at the SP led by Akhilesh Yadav, Yogi Adityanath asked for the expulsion of Abu Azmi from the party and sending him to Uttar Pradesh for 'upchaar.'

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"Samajwadi Party... us (Abu Azmi) ko nikalo party se, UP bhej do, baaki upchaar hum apne aap karwa lenge." ("Remove that person from (Samajwadi) party and send him to UP, we will do his treatment," he was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.

The BJP leader stated that while the SP leaders attack the Maha Kumbh, their MLA on the other hand praises the man who destroyed temples.

"The person who feels ashamed about the heritage of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, instead of taking pride. He considers Aurangzeb his idol. Does he have the right to stay in our country? Samajwadi Party should answer this. On the one hand, you keep blaming Maha Kumbh, on the other hand, you praise a person like Aurangzeb, who destroyed the temples of the country...Why can't you control that MLA of yours? Why didn't you condemn his statement?" he said.

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Abu Azmi suspended over Aurangzeb comment

Having suspended Azmi from the houses for the entire session, Chandrakant Patil said the comments made by Azmi have "injured the dignity of the house".

Azmi said Aurangzeb wasn't a cruel administrator and had built many temples.

This came after a massive row on Tuesday. Azmi said his words were twisted and that he was ready to apologize if he hurt anybody's feelings.

"My words have been twisted. I have said what historians and writers have said about Aurangzeb Rahmatullah Ali," he said.

"I have not made any derogatory comment about Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Sambhaji Maharaj or any other great men - but still if anyone has been hurt by my statement, then I take back my words, my statement," Azmi said in a video on his X account.

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