Samajwadi Party to withdraw from MVA after Babri Masjid demolition post

The Samajwadi Party stated on Saturday that it would withdraw from the opposition MVA after Shiv Sena UBT president Uddhav Thackerays close aide praised the demolition of the Babri mosque and a related newspaper advertisement PTI reportedThe Samajwadi Party has two MLAs in the state of MaharashtraAn advertisement was given by Shiv Sena UBT in a newspaper congratulating those who demolished Babri masjid His Uddhav Thackeray aide has also posted on X hailing the demolition of the mosque Maharashtra SP unit chief Abu Azmi saidWe are quitting the MVA I am speaking to Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Singh Yadav Azmi told PTIAs per PTI the partys decision comes in response to Sena UBT MLC Milind Narvekars post on Babri Masjid demolitionNarvekar had posted a photo of the demolition of the mosque along with Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackerats quote I am proud of those who did thisThe Shiv Sena UBT secretary also posted photos of Uddhav Thackeray Aaditya Thackeray and himself in the postAzmi asked If anyone in the MVA speaks such language what is the difference between the BJP and them Why should we stay with themSPrsquos Abu Azmi wants Maharashtra Muslim ministers to quit on Uddhav Thackerayrsquos Babri remarkA day following Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackerays remark about the Babri Masjid demolition in the Legislative Assembly SP leader Abu Azmi on March 4 2021 objected to it and asked the states Muslim ministers to resign over the statement as well as two other issues PTI reportedFormer Congress MP Sanjay Nirupam also showed his disapproval over Thackerays statementAddressing media outside the Vidhan Bhavan Azmi said Thackeray has forgotten that he is not just the president of the Shiv Sena but also the states chief minister PTI citedAzmi also attacked the Congress and the NCP claiming that these parties had previously talked about giving a five per cent quota to Muslims in jobs and education but it has not happenedHe claimed that at least ministers belonging to the Muslim community should feel ashamed and resign over Thackerays remarks and the quota issue PTI citedThe Samajwadi Party leader said that the Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA government was formed in order to stop the BJP from attaining power and the Congress and the NCP had supported it based on the Common Minimum Programme CMPUddhav ji forgot that he is a chief minister When the Supreme Court wrote the judgment it said that installing idols inside the Babri Mosque and bringing down parts of the mosque were both criminal activities So I think it is very disappointing that a chief minister accepts criminal activity in the House Azmi said to PTIWith inputs from PTI