Show restraint, Shiv Sena asks Mumbai politicians

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Posted online: Tuesday , March 04, 2008 at 04:45:27
Updated: Tuesday , March 04, 2008 at 05:05:58

New Delhi, March 4: Shiv Sena on Tuesday asked politicians to show ‘restraint’ in reacting to incidents in Mumbai warning that the move to whip up anti outsider feelings had danger of snowballing into a major issue.

“I will counsel political leaders from all sides to be restrained in their reactions”, Senior Sena member and Former Lok Sabha speaker Manohar Joshi said in Rajya Sabha.

His comments came as Parliament yesterday witnessed uproar and adjournments over attacks on the North Indians and mega star Amitabh Bacchan by supporters of the Maharashtra Nav Nirman Sena of Raj Thackeray.

The moves to whip up anti-outsider or anti-North Indian feelings are confined only to a small section, but explosive reactions can blow it into a major issue, Joshi said reffering to the issue while speaking on the Motion of Thanks to the President for her joint address to the two Houses of Parliament.

He said that Shiv Sena Supermo Balasaheb Thackeray had condemned attacks on the cine star Amitabh Bachchan. Joshi also said that there were no widespread anti-outsider feelings in the state.

“I can safely vouch that all outsiders are safe in Mumbai”, the Shiv Sena leader said lambasting the state government for inaction to control the situation. He also blamed the Media for creating a “big hype” as if Mumbai was burning.

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Comments - 3

SIV SENA by Tapan on 05 Mar 2008

Violence of any kind should be put down with iron hand. What raj thakre or shiv sena is trying to say is not understood by the media,

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To Dear Mr Tapla by vishal on 05 Mar 2008

A democracy where regional powers can un-contitutionally and with the use of muscle power, deny the citizens their rights is indeed a HOGWASH as you very aptly describe it, Mr Tapla. Perhaps you should let us have your opinion of what a democracy should be like ? What you have in mind is not a democracy but a nightmare that will cause India to break up into the same stupid always bickering tiny nation states it used to be thousands of years ago. Screw you Mr Tapla - u must be a freaking ISI agent.

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SS on outsiders by NiklaTapla on 05 Mar 2008

Maharashtrains can see that " Indian Democracy" is hogwash . It's non-Maharashtrian dictatorship. Well the struggle for independence is not far away . The Indian Express is the mouth piece of the oppressor and has shown it's true colours . Go for it Maharshtra you have nothing to lose but your non-Maharshtrain chains

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