Samajwadi Party Quits MVA After Uddhav Aide's Remark On Babri Mosque Demolition
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Samajwadi Party exits Maha Vikas Aghadi after Uddhav Thackeray aide's remark on Babri mosque demolition
In a big blow to the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), the Samajwadi Party today quit the alliance after a controversial remark from a close aide of Uddhav Thackeray on the demolition of the Babri Masjid.
On the 32nd anniversary of the Babri Mosque demolition, Milind Narvekar, a Shiv Sena (UBT) leader posted a photo of the mosque, accompanied by a quote from Shiv Sena patriarch Balasaheb Thackeray which read, "I am proud of those who did this."
The Samajwadi Party has two MLAs in the Maharashtra Assembly. After MVA parties skipped the oath-taking ceremony today, Samajwadi Party state president Abu Asim Azmi and party leader Rais Shaikh defied the boycott call and took their oaths.
