Samajwadi Party’s Abu Azmi has thrown down the gauntlet in Maharashtra politics, demanding a thorough CBI inquiry into Ajit Pawar’s plane crash while lambasting the government over minority policies and ‘The Kerala Files 2.’ His comments come as public skepticism grows over the incident that killed the veteran leader.
‘People have all sorts of doubts post-Ajit Pawar’s demise; only an external probe will settle them,’ Azmi told reporters in Mumbai. But his ire peaked over the film, which he accused of solely aiming to torment Muslims. ‘This lawlessness has reached a boiling point—it’s water over the head now,’ he warned, advocating strict adherence to constitutional principles.
Praising Telangana for Ramadan concessions to Muslim employees, Azmi pressed Maharashtra to emulate the model. On RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s statements about three children and infiltrators, he quipped, ‘Why stop at three? Go for 30. But with BJP ruling since 2014, they bear the blame for infiltrations—detect, detain, and deport.’
Azmi vehemently opposed the rollback of 5% reservation for Muslims, branding the government as communally driven and fixated on polarizing Hindus. He reminded that the 2014 Congress-NCP quota promise lacked proper implementation. ‘Backward Muslim sections in hereditary professions deserve justice, not this ploy for division,’ he argued.
As Maharashtra navigates these charged issues, Azmi’s bold stance amplifies opposition demands for fairness, transparency, and an end to what he calls engineered discord.