Devendra Fadnavis alleged Usmani’s speech was anti-Hindutva and spread communal hatred.
MUMBAI: The BJP has demanded strong action against Sharjeel Usmani, a speaker at the recently held Elgar Parishad in Pune.
In a press release, Opposition leader in the state assembly Devendra Fadnavis alleged Usmani’s speech was anti-Hindutva and spread communal hatred.
“It is very surprising that a person comes to Maharashtra, makes statements that hurt religious sentiments and returns to his home state without the government initiating any legal action against him,” he said.
The Elgar Parishad organised by the Bhima Koregaon Shaurya Din Prerna Abhiyan was held in Pune on January 30. Amongst those who addressed the gathering was author Arundhati Roy, former bureaucrat Kannan Gopinath, former Bombay high court judge BG Kolse Patil.