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 Mumbai, Sep 4 (PTI): Unfazed by strident criticism of his cousin MNS leader Raj Thackeray over his anti-Bihari remarks, Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray today sought a permit system to check influx of Bihari migrants into Mumbai.
Uddhav also declared that his party would not accept Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar as NDA's prime ministerial candidate if he continues to stick to his stand on supporting "traitors".
"The Bihar CM should have felt ashamed that the Amar Jawan memorial vandal turned out to be a Bihari," Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana' today quoted Uddhav as saying. "If Mumbai Police needs Bihar Police's permission to nab criminals who have committed crime in Maharashtra and escaped to Bihar, then implement the permit system for those coming here from Bihar," Uddhav said.
By meddling in police action in the matter of a person from Bihar arrested in the Azad Maidan violence case, Nitish Kumar has fueled a controversy, he said.
Raj Thackeray had last week threatened to brand Biharis in Maharashtra as infiltrators.
Taking a dig at the MNS, Uddhav said, "If there are followers who are taking up Shiv Sena's issues like Marathi pride, issues of sons of soil and opposition to Pakistani artistes, it is good."
"However, there is no 'navnirman' (new creation) in taking up old issues," Uddhav said, in a pun on the word navnirman in the name of Raj Thackeray's outfit. Yesterday, Sena patriarch Bal Thackeray had said Bihar's chief secretary had no business interfering in the action taken by Mumbai Police to arrest a person accused of violence at Azad Maidan.
"Nitish Kumar should have congratulated Mumbai Police for their action as the arrest had prevented Abdul Qadir from fomenting more trouble in that state," he had said.
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It is good to see Udhav and Raj are in one consensus targeting Biharis. It may be good for them but not good for any peace loving Indian. Regarding the permit Udhav is master and over smart to his rival Raj in coming up with something out of the blue moon (recently there was a blue moon hence he must be lunatic). If that is the case, let Maharashtrians living in citities outside Maharashtra should have permit to live and work there first.
For vote bank Shiv Sena is number one in coming up with something awkward, absurd and ridiculous ideas. The time has come to separate Mumbai as Maharashtra capital and to be brought under Union Rule. Without Mumbai, Maharashtra is nothing. Or Mumbai should be a new state including Pune and simultaneously Shiv Sena outfit should be banned and closed from INDIA once and for all. Mumbai and Pune belongs to all Indians like Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkatta or Delhi. Henceforth only parties whose agenda is United India should be permitted in election and cast and religion based parties should be banned. Why not only 2 party presidential form of government in India?