SP's Abu Azmi attacks Yogi Adityanath over his 'DNA' remark, says "those making such statements commit violence"

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 7 : Reacting to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's DNA remark, Maharashtra Samajwadi Party (SP) president Abu Azmi on Friday said that those who make such statements are the people who commit violence. He said that their DNA and Bangaldesh's DNA were the same.
This comes after UP CM Adityanath sparked controversy by drawing a comparison between the rioters in Sambhal and those who attacked minorities in Bangladesh, saying that they have the same DNA as Babur.
Reacting to Adityanath's remarks, Abu Azmi said that those who make such statements are the ones committing violence as they find temples under every mosque. They are committing injustice despite the 1991 Places of Worship Act in place, the SP leader added.
"Those who are giving such statements are the people who are committing violence. They are the ones finding temples under every mosque - in Sambhal, Gyanvapi and Mathura. They are committing injustice despite the 1991 legislation (Places of Worship Act) in place, which states that the religious places will remain the same as they were in 1947. This is happening in Bangladesh too. Their DNA and Bangladesh's DNA are the same," Maharashtra SP President Abu Azmi told ANI.
Azmi was visiting Chaitya Bhoomi in Mumbai's Dadar to pay tributes to Dr BR Ambedkar on his Mahaparinivan Diwas. He appealed to the citizens and the marginalised communities to protect the Constitution.
"Everyone should come here (at Chaitya Bhoomi). This personality (Babasaheb Ambedkar) made the constitution and gave equality to all. I salute him. It is because of the constitution that Muslims have dignity in this country. Some people want to undo this (constitution). I appeal to the citizens and the marginalised that the constitution must be protected," Azmi said.
Earlier, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said that Sambhal rioters and those who attacked minorities in Bangladesh have the same DNA as Babur.
"Remember what Babur's man did in Ayodhya Kumbh 500 years ago. The same thing happened in Sambhal, and the same is happening in Bangladesh. The nature of the three and their DNA is the same. If someone believes that this is happening in Bangladesh, then the same elements are here too waiting to hand you over. They have made full arrangements to break the social unity," Yogi Adityanath said while addressing the Ramayan Mela's opening ceremony at Ayodhya's Ram Katha Park.