“Congratulating” Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dixit, the Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamna in an editorial on Monday has come down heavily on attempts to oppose the move. Stating that it is being done to ensure security in the national capital, the editorial demanded a similar move in the economic capital as well.

While stating Mumbai and Delhi had equal threat perceptions, the editorial notes how the Shiv Sena has been making demands for the last 20-25 years for a similar permit system in Mumbai for allowing people to enter the city.

“However, in this democracy, even uttering the word permit is a crime,” it says, while adding politicians opposed the system for their gains, leading to the government backtracking on the issue.

“How can the truth about the influx of outsiders in Delhi spoiling the city be denied?” the editorial questions, pointing out that the criminals responsible for the bomb blasts in Delhi were yet to be nabbed.

It also states that political patronage had ensured that “thousands of Bangladeshis” were able to stay in Mumbai and Navi Mumbai, and adds that the outsiders coming to Mumbai had spoilt the culture of the city.