NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party to quit opposition MVA over Shiv Sena (UBT)’s stand on Babri mosque demolition, Maharashtra SP chief Abu Azmi said on Saturday, according to news agency PTI.
“An 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,” Azmi said.
“We are quitting the MVA. I am speaking to (Samajwadi Party president) Akhilesh Singh Yadav,” he added.
SP’s move came after Shiv Sena (UBT) MLC Milind Narvekar’s social media post on the Babri masjid demolition.
Narvekar shared a photograph of the mosque’s demolition alongside Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray’s quote, “I am proud of those who did this”.
He also included images of Uddhav Thackeray, Aaditya Thackeray and himself in the post. Azmi questioned the alliance, saying, “If anyone in the MVA speaks such language, what is the difference between the BJP and them? Why should we stay with them?”
This comes after yesterday marked the 32nd anniversary of the Babri Masjid demolition in Ayodhya, which occurred on December 6, 1992.
In the recent Maharashtra assembly elections, the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance secured a decisive victory over the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in a one-sided contest. The Mahayuti swept 230 out of 288 seats, with the BJP winning 132, the Shiv Sena 57, and the NCP 41. Meanwhile, the MVA managed to secure only 46 seats, with the Congress contributing just 16 to that total.
