The Samajwadi Party has slammed Maharashtra-based Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Nirupam over his remarks against party’s president Akhilesh Yadav on the issue of a non-Muslim member in the Waqf Board.
“It seems that Sanjay Nirupam doesn’t understand the difference between the Kumbh, which happens after many years and whose committee is constituted just for the execution of the Kumbh, while on the other hand, the Waqf Board is a statutory body,” SP spokesperson Fakhrul Hasan Chaand said.
“Sanjay Nirupam should ask the BJP government to appoint Muslim members to various boards of other religions too. Why is he just targeting Muslims?” he said.
“Why don’t they start doing it from Maharashtra? We will be happy if they appoint people from all faiths in various boards of different religions, but targeting only Muslims will not be allowed,” the SP spokesperson added.
Earlier, Nirupam had slammed the SP chief, saying that if a Muslim leader, Azam Khan, could be made in charge of the Kumbh Mela when the SP was in power in Uttar Pradesh, why can’t a non-Muslim be a member of the Waqf Board?
“The SP should not raise any irrelevant questions on the Maha Kumbh Mela,” Nirupam had said.
The SP chief has been raising questions over the government’s preparedness for Maha Kumbh 2025 for the last few days.
