AAP MLA Umesh Makwana denied allegations of having links with Pakistan after BJP MLA Shambhunath Tundiya made the claim during a Gujarat Assembly session on Thursday.

The controversy arose during a discussion on police action against liquor sellers in Botad district, where Makwana was accused of influencing law enforcement.

A question was asked in the Gujarat Assembly regarding the action taken by the SMC (State Monitoring Cell) on liquor sellers in Botad district and the action to be taken against the responsible people.

Jagdish Vishwakarma, responding for the Gujarat’s Home Department, said that AAP MLA Umesh Makwana and another member of his party – Shaukat Ali Syed Maulana, had called Botad SP and had threatened him to release the accused.

On this issue, Makwana responded that Maulana is in the minority front of the Aam Aadmi Party and there were no cases against him earlier, but when Makwana announced to contest the Lok Sabha elections, five different cases were filed against Maulana and he was also kidnapped.

On this issue, BJP MLA from Gadhada, Shambhunath Tundiya accused Maulana of having contacts with Pakistan in the House, in response to which Umesh Makwana said that the government has agencies like Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Local Crime Branch (LCB) which can conduct and investigation and if a connection to Pakistan is proven, he will resign as an MLA. He added that if that is not proven,  these allegations should be removed from the proceedings of the Assembly.

Before this, MLA Makwana had made a presentation in the Assembly of the issue of Botad SP not providing him the arms licence.

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