Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Azmi was suspended for the entire Maharashtra budget session over his remarks on Aurangzeb. Azmi called the decision arbitrary, expressing concerns for his family's safety. Despite willing to retract his statement, protests continued with SP's Akhilesh Yadav and Sena UBT's Uddhav Thackeray sharing strong opinions.
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