SP walks out of MVA alliance in Maharashtra amid deepening cracks within INDIA bloc, to back Mamata Banerjee
Samajwadi Party (SP) has officially severed its ties with the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in Maharashtra, citing disagreements over the Shiv Sena (UBT)’s embrace of Hindutva ideology. The decision follows the controversial comments made by Sena (UBT) leaders in the wake of the Babri Masjid demolition anniversary.
SP’s two MLAs, Abu Azmi and Rais Shaikh, took their oaths in the Maharashtra Assembly on Saturday despite the MVA's boycott of the ceremony, marking a significant break within the opposition alliance.
Why SP walked out of MVA
SP leader Abu Azmi explained that the party could no longer continue its alliance with MVA, accusing the Shiv Sena (UBT) of shifting its ideological stance towards Hindutva.
Azmi’s criticism was particularly directed at Uddhav Thackeray’s recent statements and an online post by Milind Narvekar, an aide to Thackeray, who praised those responsible for demolishing the Babri Masjid in 1992. Azmi condemned the glorification of the event, which was ruled as criminal by the Supreme Court.
«After losing elections, they have changed their ideology,» Azmi said. «How can we work with a party that speaks in such communal language?» He added that SP, which describes itself as a secular party, could not align itself with a group that expressed such views.
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