BJP MP's ‘enter Bihar-UP' dare to Thackerays triggers row
BJP
's Jharkhand MP Nishikant Dubey targeted Uddhav and
Raj Thackeray
on Monday over the Hindi row and attacks on non-Marathi speakers, saying if the Thackerays go to Bihar, UP or TN, they will be "thrashed repeatedly" ("tumko patak patak ke maarenge").
Dubey added, "You people (Maharashtra) are surviving on our money. What kind of industries do you have? If you are brave enough to beat up Hindi speakers, you should also beat up those who speak Urdu, Tamil, and Telugu." His remarks drew criticism from the Thackerays & state minister from BJP Ashish Shelar. tnn & agencies
Criticising BJP MP Nishikant Dubey's comments on Thackerays, state minister Ashish Shelar said no one should question the work done by the Marathi population.
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referred to Dubey as a "hyena" and Aaditya said the comments were "straight out of BJP's playbook to create controversies when there are none, and divide and rule", Shelar said in the legislative assembly, "Some MP from Jharkhand has made comments about the work of Marathi people. I won't name him. The Mahayuti and BJP are very clear that the MP can say anything that fits in the law but must not question the deeds of Marathi people.
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The whole nation knows our contribution to GDP, we made the first film in the country and also the first navy in the country. So no one can question the contribution of the Marathi manoos. Marathi people don't live on alms given by anyone."
Shelar said he wasn't naming the MP as he wasn't a member of the assembly and was not present in the House.
"If you are such a big 'boss', come out of Maharashtra," Dubey dared the Thackerays.
"We all respect Marathi and the people of Maharashtra, who fought for India's independence," Dubey told agencies, but accused Raj and Uddhav of playing politics ahead of BMC elections. "The BMC election is due, hence Raj and Uddhav are doing cheap politics. If they have courage, they should go to Mahim and beat any Hindi or Urdu-speaking people in front of Mahim dargah," he said.
Earlier, in a post on X on Sunday, Dubey had written, "Those who beat Hindi-speaking people in Mumbai, if you have the guts, try beating Urdu-speaking people in Maharashtra.
Even a dog becomes a lion in its own house, right? Decide for yourself who is the dog and who is the lion."
Aaditya Thackeray said, "Dubey is not the face of north Indians. He represents the BJP. These remarks were made with a political intent to divide Marathi and Hindi-speaking people." He said people from different states come to Maharashtra to fulfil their dreams and are living amicably. "They do their business here happily.
But some elements want Maharashtra to burn for their selfish political agendas," he alleged.
He said the Shiv Sena (UBT) was not against the Hindi language but against the move to impose the language on Maharashtra.
Dubey's remarks also drew sharp reactions from Borivli BJP MLA Sanjay Upadhyay and NCP (SP)'s Rohit Pawar. "Making statements against Marathi language or culture is condemnable," Upadhyay said. Pawar accused Dubey of "focusing on Bihar elections and trying to create a Hindu-Muslim division."
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