Mumbai, BJP on Thursday claimed that 1993 serial bomb blasts accused Iqbal Mus alias Baba Chauhan was seen at Shiv Sena's Lok Sabha campaign rally (including UBT Mumbai North West candidate Amol Kirtikar).

Musa and Kirtikar denied the allegations, with both claiming that they did not know each other.

Maharashtra BJP claimed, "Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray should be ashamed. An accused in the Mumbai blasts is campaigning for his candidate. What must be the soul of Balasaheb Thackeray feeling? It was Balasaheb Thackeray who carried out the blasts." After that, Mumbai was protected." " President Chandrashekhar Bawankule.

When Uddhav Thackeray was chief minister, the grave of Yakub Memon (hanged for his role in the 1993 blasts) was beautified and Aurangzeb and Tipu Sultan (both considered radicals by a large section of the society) were glorified. it was done. Bawankule further alleged, an attempt was made to do so.

Defending himself, Amol Kirtikar said that he did not know Musa personally.

Kirtikar, who is the son of incumbent M Gajanan Kirtikar, said, "If any accused is attending my rally, it is the responsibility of the state home department to stop him."

Musa clarified that he was not part of the rally and that he was at the rally venue to meet a councilor who had called him.

Mas said, "I don't know Kirtikar. I met him once for two minutes at a wedding."

Musa claimed that he was not involved in the Mumbai serial bomb blasts.

"I was accused of providing arms to actor Sanjay Dutt. I spent 10 years in jail. I am at home since 2016. People can say whatever they want," he claimed.