RSS FeedsCrass Regionalism of Raj Thackery
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05 Feb
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Whatever is happening in Mumbai is sad as well as shocking. If you can be attacked and bullied like this in your own country where are you safe then? The recent violence against north Indians in Mumbai is nothing unique; it mostly happens against communities and now it is happening against people belonging to a different region. This whole mess was started by Bala Saheb Thakarey a few decades ago and this political minion called Raj Thackery is trying to re-ignite the old hatred against non-Maharashtrians. This happens when unjust, misguided political issues are not suppressed with brute legal force.
Many years ago immediately after the independence Sardar Vallabhai Patel consolidated various wayward states and helped build a unified India. Ever since then every Indian is free to go anywhere for the purpose of living and occupation and it is one of the fundamental rights given by our constitution. If a few Maharashtrians don’t like people from Bihar, Uttar Pradesh or for that matter Punjab coming to Mumbai and settling down there, well too bad; nothing can stop them as long as Mumbai doesn’t become a part of some other country.
I read on the Internet that the entire Mumbai film industry was wallowing in financial doldrums and it was only Amitabh Bachchan who gave hits after hits and secured the jobs of so many technicians and other workers belonging to Maharastra. What has Raj Thackeray done for Maharastra except for instigating people to commit violence and destruction? His political career in Shiv Sena took a nosedive when he allegedly got involved in a political murder. So what has he done for the betterment of Maharashtra in general and Mumbai in particular? Whatever Mumbai is today it owes everything to people from all the states.
Actually, migration happens everywhere. People move from city to city, state to state, and even country to country to seek better prospects. He says that the states from where the migrants are coming should develop enough so that the migration is reduced. Whereas it is true that Uttar Pradesh and Bihar must develop, migration to other cities and states is a natural phenomena. There are certain commercial activities that only happen in Mumbai. For instance, if a person wants to work in movies, he or she will have to go to Mumbai because the film industry is there. All major companies have set up their offices in Mumbai and when they hire people from other states those people have to come to Mumbai. So it has got nothing to do with just development; there are many other factors involved. It’s like, there are many Maharashtrians who go to the USA and other countries.
How should Raj Thackeray be treated, we were discussing this at home and Alka rightly said that he shouldn’t be arrested because then he will needlessly become a “martyr” and this will give him political advantage. Rather he should be allowed to become obscure. Violence, of course should be controlled but it should be tackled as a law and order problem and not a political problem. Calling it a political problem will needlessly make the issue important.
Personally I would suggest that the people being targeted should get together and put up a joint front. Running and cowering will get them nowhere and it will only embolden the goons. Instead they should fight back. This will not result in more violence; the threat of retaliation often maintains peace. Communities are only targeted when they seem vulnerable. You won’t find Raj Thackeray coming to Delhi or Lucknow and giving inflammatory speeches against north Indians because he knows that there people will beat the shit out of him.
Apparently the people in Uttar Pradesh are retaliating in a very novel way; they check all the trains coming from Maharastra and when they find Maharashtrian passengers in the trains they garland them, hug them and offer them sweets.
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February 5th, 2008 at 4:05 pm
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February 6th, 2008 at 8:18 am
[…] Amrit would like to know what Raj Thackeray has done for Maharashtra: I read on the Internet that the entire Mumbai film industry was wallowing in financial doldrums and it was only Amitabh Bachchan who gave hits after hits and secured the jobs of so many technicians and other workers belonging to Maharastra. What has Raj Thackeray done for Maharastra except for instigating people to commit violence and destruction? His political career in Shiv Sena took a nosedive when he allegedly got involved in a political murder. So what has he done for the betterment of Maharashtra in general and Mumbai in particular? Whatever Mumbai is today it owes everything to people from all the states. […]
February 10th, 2008 at 4:03 am
The present scene in Mumbai is primarily due to pressures of migration. As migration in natural, so is countereffect of migration. The problem is that with India’s diversity, if now we start having a problwm with migration within the coutry, then we are doomed as a union.
http://gasharma.blogspot.com/2008/02/raj-thackeray-mns-clashes-with-north.html
February 15th, 2008 at 5:52 am
i agree with the comments made by raj thackery not fully ,but i codemn violence n poor people who were beaten i guess he shld have taken some legal route to solve the problem of local people.i would like to say for eg when ever we try to fill the bucket with water above its capacity the water will spill out naturally since it has some limited capacity .The problem here is mumbai has lots of slums n due which its lot difficult to develop the infrastucture n due to migration the pressure is increasing daily in order to accomodate the large migrants irrespective of their caste n religion . I do respect every citizen who is staying in mumbai what may be their religion from many years but now the situation is that mumbai is more of other people due to which locals r not getting their rights n jobs .. i would definatley like to ask people one question ” will they allow the people to stay in their house becoz since he is indian ” im saying this becoz this situation is going to be rise soon in coming years coz every city n place has limitations , the only soln to this is that states which r really underdeveloped shld be developed becoz in states like bihar n UP only population is increasing but there is no development uptill now y ?? why people from UP n Bihar dont ask their politicans the ? still dowry exits in these states y?? hai koi jawab ???kisi ke pass (the views which i have suggested is not to hurt the sentiments of people from UP or bihar nor im with raj thackery .. these r just my views )
February 17th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
Agreed. There needs to be further planning with regard to infrastructure of three major metro cities of India including, Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkotta. But, telling people to get out in this way or beat them up just because they do not know a language or do not belong to a state is not as per the constitutional guidelines.
The constitution of India gives the right to all its citizens to stay anywhere in the country. Raj Thakrey like any other politician is least worried about Maharashtians. He just wants to gain political millage from all this. As rightly pointed out, Sardar Patel did a lot to unite this country. Now these people are dividing it again.
And, the person who will gain most out of this entire controversy is Sharad Pawar. The whole episode will not only destroy the image of Raj Thakry but also Bal Thakrey. This is a totally wrong move that will fire back.
February 18th, 2008 at 3:06 am
you don’t understand raj to out of state people. Raj is hero for every Maharastrian.
February 18th, 2008 at 7:00 am
If Maharastrians have sunk so low that Raj is their hero then its understandable. They are suffering from acute inferiority complex. Soon mentally bankrupt Raj will say that Maratha Regiment in Army will defend only Maharashtrian border and these extremely “innocent: MARATHIS will say our hero Raj is right. Are we living in global era or want to go back to Peshawa Raj of middle age ?
April 2nd, 2008 at 7:43 am
raj is doing this for maharashtrians. it is not mean only marathi people their are lots of gujrati, marwadi and other community.why he is against only northindians. how much load mumbai can take. and he is not against every northindians their are lots of people in mns who r northindians.why u r not asking comment on matter of aasam why amar singh not giving comment on aasam.why abu aazami not taking rally against aasami.u must give me the answer. raj is only telling that when u have a vacancy in goverment u give 1st prefreance to bhumiputra he can be marathi,gujrati or any cast or rigion.if u r telling that raj is dividing india then why the states are divide onbasis of cast like gujrat of gujrati, bhaiya of up bhihar.
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