 On 16 March 2016, Pathan was unanimously suspended from the Maharashtra Assembly on charges of disrespecting the country and anti-nationalism for refusing to chant the slogan "Bharat Mata Ki Jai" (Victory for Mother India) when asked to do so in the assembly by Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Ram Kadam.He later said, "I love my country.I was born here and I will die here.