Mumbai, July 03: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Maharashtra Minister Nitesh Rane came down heavily against the party workers thrashing the people for not speaking in Marathi in Maharashtra. He dared them to go to Muslim areas like Null Bazar and Mohammed Ali Road in Mumbai and thrash the people living there as they do not speak Marathi. His statement came after the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers thrashed a restaurant owner in Mira Road for nor speaking Marathi.
The people in Mira Road came out in support of the restaurant owner and demanded action against those involved in beating him for not speaking Marathi. The shops and hotels in the area remained closed on Thursday (June 03) in protest against the incident.
Speaking to the media, Nitesh Rane said, "Hindu ko maara gaya hai, itni himmat jaake Null Bazar aur Mohammed Ali Road pe jaake dikhao na. Woh gol topi aur daadhi wale kya Marathi me baat karte hai kya. Shuddh Marathi me baat karte hai kya. Unko kaan k neeche bajane ki himmat nahi h. Jave Akhtar kya Marathi me baat karta hai kya. Aamir Khan kya Marathi me gaata hai kya. Uske muh se Marathi nikaalne ki himmat nahi hai. Yeh gareeb Hindu ko kyu maarne ki himmat karte ho. Yeh sarkar Hindu ne bithaayi hai. Hindutva vichar ki sarkar hai. Isliye iss tarah ki koi bhi himmat karega toh hamaari sarkar bhi teesri aankh kholegi."
'Speak Marathi!' MNS Workers Slap Restaurant Owner In Mira Road (Video)(A Hindu has been slapped — such courage! Why don’t you go and show that same courage in places like Null Bazar or Mohammed Ali Road? Do those who wear skullcaps and have beards speak in Marathi? Do they speak pure Marathi? No one has the courage to slap them. Does Javed Akhtar speak in Marathi? Does Aamir Khan sing in Marathi? No one has the courage to make them speak Marathi. Then why do you dare to slap a poor Hindu? This government was elected by Hindus. It is a government based on Hindutva ideology. So if anyone dares to do such things, our government will also open its third eye).
Thane: After MNS, Sena UBT Leader Rajan Vichare Gets Traders Slapped, Makes Them Touch Feet For Not Speaking Marathi; Watch VideoA restaurant owner in the Mira Road area of Mumbai was slapped multiple times by angry Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers for not speaking in Marathi. A video of the altercation has since gone viral on social media, triggering widespread outrage and sparking a fresh debate on linguistic intolerance. The incident involved three MNS members who confronted the owner, demanding to know why he wasn’t using the Marathi language.
