Uddhav Thackeray Says RSS Chief Bhaiyyaji Joshi Ought to Be Booked For Treason Over Language Row – News18
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Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday demanded that Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Suresh Bhaiyyaji Joshi be booked for treason, after an issue erupted over the latter’s remarks on Marathi language.
Uddhav Thackeray mentioned {that a} treason case must be filed in opposition to RSS Chief Bhaiyyaji Joshi over his Marathi comment.
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Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday demanded that Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Suresh Bhaiyyaji Joshi be booked for treason, after an issue erupted over the latter’s remarks on Marathi language.
Speaking to reporters within the Vidhan Bhavan advanced right here, the previous Maharashtra chief minister additionally alleged that Joshi’s remarks mirror the hidden agenda of the RSS and the BJP to divide Mumbai.
At an occasion in Ghatkopar space right here on Wednesday, Joshi mentioned, “Mumbai doesn’t have a single language. Every a part of Mumbai has a special language. Ghatkopar space’s language is Gujarati. So in case you are residing in Mumbai, it isn’t crucial that it’s important to study Marathi.” After a robust criticism from the opposition over his remarks, Joshi on Thursday mentioned Marathi is Mumbai’s language and people coming from exterior and talking different languages must also perceive it.
“Marathi is my native language and I take pleasure in it,” he mentioned, including his remarks on the Ghatkopar occasion had been misconstrued.
Thackeray, whereas concentrating on Joshi, mentioned, “They haven’t raised India Pakistan situation (for a while now) however it’s ‘batenge toh katenge’. It’s not only a Marathi vs non-Marathi situation, but additionally Maratha vs non-Marathas and seize the state.” ‘Batenge toh katenge’ (divided we fall) was the slogan raised by senior BJP leaders through the Maharashtra meeting polls final yr.
Thackeray dared Joshi to make such statements in Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, West Bengal and are available again safely.
Simply because “Marathi manoos” is welcoming, doesn’t imply anybody can hit him, he added.
“The BJP has no regards for Marathi manoos as a result of it is aware of he’s going to vote for them. It is a sadist mentality which has come to the fore. It is a ploy to interrupt Mumbai,” the Sena (UBT) chief claimed.
“He must be booked for treason. I had made a regulation (in capability as CM) to make Marathi obligatory within the state. This (his remarks) is in opposition to the regulation,” he mentioned.
Thackeray mentioned the federal government ought to both act in opposition to Joshi or settle for the “sin”, a reference to Joshi’s remarks.
He additionally rejected the federal government’s defence within the Home over the problem.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis earlier mentioned within the state meeting that Marathi is the language of Mumbai and Maharashtra and anybody who lives right here ought to study and converse it.
Thackeray mentioned, “Mumbai is a metropolis. In the event you (BJP) need to win it, then do it by doing good work, and never by spreading venom.” “If these within the BJP have love for his or her mom tongue, then they need to condemn it (Joshi’s comment),” he added.
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