District 7 state Sen. Jack Martins is calling for the removal of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg after he dropped the charges against the pro-Palestinian Columbia student protesters in what Martins is calling a part of Bragg’s progressive political agenda.

“If ever there was an ideological demagogue shilling a political agenda, [Bragg would] be the poster child,” Martins, a Republican representative from Old Westbury, wrote in an op-ed last week.

Protests at Columbia University endured for weeks, with hundreds of protesters setting up encampments at the school. The students called for the university to divest its funding of organizations supporting Israel and contributing to the Israel-Hamas war.

On April 30, more than 300 protesters were arrested on Columbia’s Upper Manhattan campus after the group broke into a campus building.

Bragg announced June 20 that he would be dropping the cases against 31 of the 46 individuals charged. He cited a lack of evidence available to prosecute their cases.

In an op-ed published in Blank Slate Media titled “New Yorkers Deserve Better,” Martins denounces Bragg’s dropping of the charges against the students and called for his removal from office – asking others to join him as well.

District 7 Democratic candidate Kim Keiserman, who is running against Martins in the November election, did not respond to a request for comment by the time of publication.

Martins accused Bragg of releasing “violent, repeat offenders” during his time in office as a part of his “progressive agenda.”

“He has singlehandedly undone the work of thousands of hardworking police officers, breaking their morale and the spirit of the city,” Martins wrote.

He cautioned against Bragg’s decision to drop the charges, saying it is greenlighting the harassment of Jews.

“Justice belongs to everyone. By his actions, the district attorney is sending the message that Jews are somehow not entitled to that justice,” Martins wrote. “He is clearly beholden to a political ideology and placed that ideology ahead of his oath to protect New Yorkers and prosecute crimes. He has forgotten what it means to be a New Yorker.”

Martins also denounced the student protesters at Columbia University, saying they chanted “pro-terrorist, anti-Jewish and anti-American hatred” and disturbing students’ education.

He wrote that these student protesters “freely menaced and terrorized” Jewish students and faced virtually no consequences for these actions and damaging school property.

“And when all this dust settled, do you know what the consequences were for the multitude of crimes, hatred, and chaos? There were none.,” Martins wrote. “The district attorney now claims there’s not enough evidence. So, everything you and I saw for days on end with our own eyes – everything that millions of people saw – somehow was all a mistake. It’s a breathtaking insult to our intelligence and guess what? DA Bragg doesn’t care.”

The state senator was vocal about his disdain for the protests while they occurred, also calling for the resignation of Columbia President Minouche Shafik in May.

Martins wrote in his op-ed that he knew the topic would “ruffle some feathers,” but he said it’s an action that should not be shied away from.

“How else will reasonable people – on any side of an issue – recognize each other and agree on what’s unacceptable?” Martins wrote. “Drawing attention to a problem is always the first step in correcting it.”