SP sacks Kamal Farooqi as secretary for Yasin Bhatkal remark

New Delhi: Close on the heels of his controversial remarks on Indian Mujahideen co-founder Yasin Bhatkal, the Samajwadi Party today sacked Kamal Farooqi as party’s Secretary. SP General Secretary Ram Gopal Yadav today shot off a letter to Farooqi informing him that party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav has removed him as Secretary of the SP National Executive with immediate effect. [caption id=“attachment_1087879” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Kamal Farooqi. Ibnlive[/caption] Farooqi had said Bhatkal may have been arrested because he was a Muslim. He had later apologised for his remark stating that his comments were misunderstood. Farooqi’s remarks had kicked up a controversy when he asked whether it is based on the grounds of crime or religion. Congress and BJP had slammed Farooqi for his comment calling it ridiculous. PTI