<p>Nagpur: Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA Abu Azmi on Monday demanded the withdrawal of police cases registered against 11 persons for allegedly carrying a flag of Hamas during a rally in Maharashtra's Jalgaon district in November.</p><p>Speaking in the legislative assembly, Azmi rubbished the claim that the protestors had carried a Hamas flag during the pro-Palestine rally and termed the allegation as "false".</p>.Can Israel and Palestine coexist? .<p>"Muslims in Dharangaon (Jalgaon district) had organised a rally in support of Palestine with proper permission on November 8. A local group later organised a counter-rally and raised provocative slogans. This rally was organised without permission, but no police case was registered against them," the legislator said.</p><p>He further said that the counter-protestors had alleged that Muslims had carried a Hamas flag during the rally.</p><p>Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had last week assured appropriate action after a BJP MLC told the legislative council that pro-Hamas slogans were raised and a flag of the “terror group” was waved at the rally held in Jalgaon district.</p><p>"An MLC recently asked a question about this incident, and immediately, cases were registered against 11 persons for carrying a Hamas flag. This claim is false. The protestors had carried a flag of Palestine," Azmi said.</p><p>The legislator said the 11 persons were wrongly implicated by the police and sought to know if the state government would withdraw cases registered them.</p><p>During a discussion in the legislative council last week, MLC Prasad Lad had said that some anti-social people had raised slogans in support of Hamas and waved a flag of the terror outfit at the rally in Jalgaon and no action had been taken against them.</p><p>To this, the deputy chief minister had said that the information provided by Lad would be examined and appropriate action would be taken.</p>
<p>Nagpur: Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA Abu Azmi on Monday demanded the withdrawal of police cases registered against 11 persons for allegedly carrying a flag of Hamas during a rally in Maharashtra's Jalgaon district in November.</p><p>Speaking in the legislative assembly, Azmi rubbished the claim that the protestors had carried a Hamas flag during the pro-Palestine rally and termed the allegation as "false".</p>.Can Israel and Palestine coexist? .<p>"Muslims in Dharangaon (Jalgaon district) had organised a rally in support of Palestine with proper permission on November 8. A local group later organised a counter-rally and raised provocative slogans. This rally was organised without permission, but no police case was registered against them," the legislator said.</p><p>He further said that the counter-protestors had alleged that Muslims had carried a Hamas flag during the rally.</p><p>Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had last week assured appropriate action after a BJP MLC told the legislative council that pro-Hamas slogans were raised and a flag of the “terror group” was waved at the rally held in Jalgaon district.</p><p>"An MLC recently asked a question about this incident, and immediately, cases were registered against 11 persons for carrying a Hamas flag. This claim is false. The protestors had carried a flag of Palestine," Azmi said.</p><p>The legislator said the 11 persons were wrongly implicated by the police and sought to know if the state government would withdraw cases registered them.</p><p>During a discussion in the legislative council last week, MLC Prasad Lad had said that some anti-social people had raised slogans in support of Hamas and waved a flag of the terror outfit at the rally in Jalgaon and no action had been taken against them.</p><p>To this, the deputy chief minister had said that the information provided by Lad would be examined and appropriate action would be taken.</p>