BJP MLA's Garba remarks spark backlash over communal divide

An AIMIM state president has criticised remarks made by a BJP MLA regarding Muslim participation in Garba celebrations. Mohsin Ali Khan said the comments by the legislator work to divide the country and urged the MLA to take up the matter with his senior BJP leadership.

The BJP MLA's statements about Muslim women and Garba have triggered a political row, with opposition parties flagging them as communally inflammatory.