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Won’t allow Sena, MNS to take law into their hands: Chavan
Accusing the Shiv Sena and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) of indulging in “divisive” and “vote bank” politics, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Friday warned the two parties against taking law into their hands, even as the State Congress rooted for criminal action against MNS chief Raj Thackeray for his utterances against Bihari migrants.
On a day when Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) chief Manikrao Thackeray shot off a letter to State Home Minister RR Patil seeking criminal action against Raj for his “hate” remarks against Biharis, the chief minister castigated the Shiv Sena and MNS for trying to create “some space” for themselves by seeking to create “communal divide” in the country.
Without taking the names of the two parties, Chavan hit out at the Shiv Sena and MNS for trying to create vote banks for themselves by indulging in “political posturing”.
“It is political posturing. Some political parties are finding ways to create some space for themselves, through
vote bank politics. This is competitive politics,” the Chief Minister said.
“People will have to judge as to who is articulating their concerns. There is drought in the state. Industrial development has been affected. I think these ( the issues raised by the two parties) are absolutely non-issues,” Chavan said.
“They are trying to find some space. They are trying to create communal divide in the country to reap political benefits. But, I can assure you that they will not be allowed to take law into their hands,” he added.
The Chief Minister’s statement comes a week after the MNS chief’s threat to brand Bihari migrants as “infiltrators” and force them out of Mumbai, if the Nitish Kumar government created obstacles for the Mumbai police in tracking down and arresting criminals — wanted by the State law enforcers — holed up in Bihar, and Uddhav’s subsequent
statement.
Uddhav had on Tuesday last rooted for the introduction of a “permit system” to check the influx of Biharis into Mumbai. He had criticised Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar for defending the stand taken by his state’s secretary that the Maharashtra police would have to take “permission” of his government before arresting a criminal holed up in the northern state.
Accusing the Shiv Sena and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) of indulging in “divisive” and “vote bank” politics, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Friday warned the two parties against taking law into their hands, even as the State Congress rooted for criminal action against MNS chief Raj Thackeray for his utterances against Bihari migrants.
On a day when Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) chief Manikrao Thackeray shot off a letter to State Home Minister RR Patil seeking criminal action against Raj for his “hate” remarks against Biharis, the chief minister castigated the Shiv Sena and MNS for trying to create “some space” for themselves by seeking to create “communal divide” in the country.
Without taking the names of the two parties, Chavan hit out at the Shiv Sena and MNS for trying to create vote banks for themselves by indulging in “political posturing”.
“It is political posturing. Some political parties are finding ways to create some space for themselves, through
vote bank politics. This is competitive politics,” the Chief Minister said.
“People will have to judge as to who is articulating their concerns. There is drought in the state. Industrial development has been affected. I think these ( the issues raised by the two parties) are absolutely non-issues,” Chavan said.
“They are trying to find some space. They are trying to create communal divide in the country to reap political benefits. But, I can assure you that they will not be allowed to take law into their hands,” he added.
The Chief Minister’s statement comes a week after the MNS chief’s threat to brand Bihari migrants as “infiltrators” and force them out of Mumbai, if the Nitish Kumar government created obstacles for the Mumbai police in tracking down and arresting criminals — wanted by the State law enforcers — holed up in Bihar, and Uddhav’s subsequent
statement.
Uddhav had on Tuesday last rooted for the introduction of a “permit system” to check the influx of Biharis into Mumbai. He had criticised Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar for defending the stand taken by his state’s secretary that the Maharashtra police would have to take “permission” of his government before arresting a criminal holed up in the northern state.
