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NEW DELHI: A major row erupted in the Maharashtra assembly on Wednesday over Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Azmi‘s remark about “Vande Mataram“.
While raising the issue of a riots in the Sambhajinagar district, Azmi said chanting the slogan “Vande Mataram” was unacceptable to him.
“Some people say that if one has to live in India, ‘Vande Mataram’ must be chanted. We can not do it. We believe only in one god,” he said.
The remark sparked noisy protest by the BJP MLAs in the House.
Speaker Rahul Narwekar appealed the legislators to calm down.
“Azmi’s comments are irrelevant to the topic. He should focus on the issue listed for the discussion,” Narwekar said.
But the protest continued and the Speaker adjourned the house for ten minutes.
(With inputs from PTI)
While raising the issue of a riots in the Sambhajinagar district, Azmi said chanting the slogan “Vande Mataram” was unacceptable to him.
“Some people say that if one has to live in India, ‘Vande Mataram’ must be chanted. We can not do it. We believe only in one god,” he said.
The remark sparked noisy protest by the BJP MLAs in the House.
Speaker Rahul Narwekar appealed the legislators to calm down.
“Azmi’s comments are irrelevant to the topic. He should focus on the issue listed for the discussion,” Narwekar said.
But the protest continued and the Speaker adjourned the house for ten minutes.
(With inputs from PTI)
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