Marathi slapgate row: Fadnavis says 'hooliganism will not be tolerated'

NEW DELHI: Maharashtra main curate Devendra Fadnavis connected Friday responded to the caller incidents of battle successful the sanction of language, saying that the authorities volition not tolerate hooliganism nether the guise of Marathi pride.Speaking to reporters astir the Mira Road incident, wherever a store proprietor was allegedly assaulted for not speaking successful Marathi, Fadnavis said, "One should instrumentality pridefulness successful their ain language, but if idiosyncratic uses that arsenic an excuse to indulge successful hooliganism, it volition not beryllium tolerated."He added that enactment had already been taken successful the Mira Road case. "Despite the incidental successful Mira Road, enactment was taken instantly aft and proceedings person besides been initiated," Fadnavis said.

Fadnavis further warned that the authorities would woody firmly with immoderate attempts to instigate unit based connected language. "If anyone engages successful hooliganism based connected language, our authorities volition not spare them and enactment volition beryllium taken against them. I repeat, 1 should instrumentality pridefulness successful their ain language, but if idiosyncratic uses that arsenic an excuse to indulge successful hooliganism, it volition not beryllium tolerated."The connection comes amid rising hostility successful Maharashtra pursuing aggregate incidents wherever radical were allegedly attacked for not speaking Marathi.

The contented was triggered by a video from Mira Road, wherever members of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) were seen thrashing a saccharine store owner, Babulal Khimji Chaudhary, aft a unit subordinate responded to them successful Hindi. The attackers allegedly objected to the usage of Hindi and demanded that Marathi beryllium spoken, sparking outrage and interest implicit linguistic vigilantism.

An FIR has been registered against 7 unidentified individuals nether applicable sections of the IPC.MNS leaders defended the act, blaming the store owner's “arrogant attitude” for escalating the situation. They claimed they had gone to bargain h2o during a rally and objected erstwhile told that each languages are spoken successful Maharashtra.Days later, different video surfaced from Thane, wherever Shiv Sena (UBT) person and erstwhile MP Rajan Vichare was seen overseeing a confrontation successful his office. His supporters were allegedly seen slapping and humiliating traders for not speaking successful Marathi and forcing them to apologise connected camera.

The clip further inflamed the connection enactment and drew disapproval from crossed the governmental spectrum.Shiv Sena (UBT) person Aaditya Thackeray, reacting to the backlash, said the substance was not a Marathi versus non-Marathi issue, and tried to play it down by citing a idiosyncratic quality that escalated. However, the video grounds and increasing fig of specified incidents person raised concerns implicit the usage of connection arsenic a instrumentality for intimidation.