Sharjeel Usmani harm Hindu sentiments at Elgar occasion: Fadnavis

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Senior BJP chief Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday alleged that Sharjeel Usmani, an alumnus of the Aligarh Muslim University, had insulted sentiments of Hindus throughout his speech on the Elgar Parishad conclave held just lately in Pune, and demanded strict motion towards him. Fadnavis, who’s the Leader of Opposition within the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, additionally stated the state authorities, which is headed by the Shiv Sena and includes the NCP and Congress, did not register an FIR towards Usmani regardless of the calls for made by the BJP.

Speaking to reporters, Fadnavis stated, “In a video, Sharjeel Usmani is speaking at the Elgar Parishad. Usmaniallegedly insulted sentiments of the Hindu community. A person comes in Maharashtra, insults sentiments, and returns to his home state without facing any legal action. If the state government fails to take any action against him, then we will assume that the government is behind Usmani”.

The conclave was organised on Saturday and amongst these who participated in it included eminent novelist Arundhati Roy, former IPS officer S M Mushrif, former Bombay High Court decide B G Kolse-Patil, and Usmani.

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