SP MLA Abu Azmi does it again, sets off Aurangzeb trigger, saves Mahayuti some fireworks | Political Pulse News – The Indian Express

The legislator’s remarks on the Bollywood hit Chhava lead to massive uproar by Mahayuti MLAs in Assembly, serve as distraction from minister Dhananjay Munde’s resignation.

Seen to be a polarising and controversial figure during his four-decade long political career, Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA Abu Asim Azmi has now waded into controversial waters espousing a figure who is now persona non grata in politics: Aurangzeb.

In the process, he helped the Mahayuti government deflect some of the heat Tuesday over the resignation of minister Dhananjay Munde, after long embroilment in controversy over a murder case.