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NDTV
2 days ago
- Politics
- NDTV
"Speak In Marathi": Fight Over Seat In Mumbai Local Turns Into Language Row
Mumbai: A seemingly small fight over a seat in a Mumbai local train escalated into a full-blown language row earlier this week, with one woman telling the other to learn Marathi or "get out". The incident took place on Friday evening in a crowded ladies' coach of the train running on the Central line. A video of the incident went viral on social media, in which six to seven women can be seen arguing over a seat - something that is not strange to a Mumbai local. However, during this time, one woman criticised another passenger for not speaking in Marathi. "If you want to stay in our Mumbai, speak Marathi, otherwise get out," she told her. Soon after, other women in the train also joined the debate. According to officials, the Railway Protection Force and the Government Railway Police are investigating the incident. This comes amid the ongoing language row in Maharashtra, with Raj Thackeray's MNS (Maharashtra Navnirman Sena) party workers being criticised for their continuous targeting and confrontation of people not speaking in Marathi. Earlier this week, a shopkeeper in Mumbai's Vikhroli was assaulted by MNS workers over a WhatsApp status deemed offensive to the Marathi-speaking community. The video shows the shopkeeper being forced to apologise publicly while being threatened and physically attacked. On July 1, MNS workers in Thane slapped a street food vendor for refusing to converse in Marathi. In another incident, a migrant auto-rickshaw driver in Maharashtra's Palghar district was assaulted in full public view by MNS and Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) supporters. MNS workers also vandalised businessman Sushil Kedia's office in Mumbai, days after he vowed not to learn Marathi. The incident was captured on camera, in which five to six supporters of Raj Thackeray can be seen throwing what looked like bricks at the office. A security personnel rushed in to stop the attack, but they only stopped after emptying the bags. The businessman later issued an apology.
Time of India
14-07-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Shiv Sena symbol row: SC to hear Uddhav Thackeray faction plea in August
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel The Supreme Court on Monday set August to hear a plea of Uddhav Thackeray-led faction against the Maharashtra assembly speaker's decision to give the "bow and arrow" party symbol to the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena faction.A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi said the issue had been pending for long and the uncertainty cannot be allowed to continue."We will be fixing the matter in August for final disposal of the main case," the bench told senior advocate Kapil Sibal , appearing for the Uddhav said they wanted an expeditious disposal of the case in view of the local body elections in the advocate Neeraj Kishan Kaul, appearing for the Shinde faction, said the court had previously refused an urgent hearing on the said the assembly speaker's decision to hand over the symbol to the opposite party in 2023 based on the legislative majority was contrary to a Constitution bench verdict of the top Kant then said, "We will give the exact date of listing of the matter later as we don't want to clash with other cases."On May 7, the top court asked the Thackeray-led faction to concentrate on local body polls after the party sought an urgent hearing on its plea against the Maharashtra assembly speaker's top court then said the matter would be taken after the summer January 10, 2024 Maharashtra legislative assembly speaker Rahul Narwekar rejected Shiv Sena (UBT) plea to disqualify 16 MLAs of the ruling camp, including the orders passed by the speaker in the apex court, the Thackeray-led faction claimed they were "patently unlawful and perverse" and instead of punishing the act of defection, they rewarded defectors by holding they comprised the real political speaker, the plea claimed, erred in holding majority legislators of the Shiv Sena represented the will of the Shiv Sena political his ruling on the disqualification petitions, the speaker did not disqualify any MLA belonging to the rival speaker's ruling further cemented Shinde's position as the then chief minister, 18 months after he led a rebellion against Thackeray, and added to his political heft in the ruling coalition, which also consists of the BJP and the NCP (Ajit Pawar group), ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls and state assembly 2024 Lok Sabha election the Shinde faction won seven parliamentary seats whereas his faction won 57 seats in the assembly polls, the BJP won 132 seats and the Ajit Pawar-led NCP won 41 December 2024, Fadnavis was back as the Maharashtra Chief Minister with Shinde and Pawar as deputy chief ministers.
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Business Standard
13-07-2025
- Politics
- Business Standard
Migrant auto driver thrashed in Maharashtra for 'anti-Marathi' comments
A migrant auto-rickshaw driver was beaten up in Maharashtra's Palghar district allegedly for not speaking in Marathi, intensifying the ongoing language row in the state. The driver was allegedly thrashed by Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) workers, reported news agency PTI. A video that has been doing rounds on the internet since Saturday shows a group of people, allegedly from Shiv Sena (UBT), slapping the driver and making him publicly apologise for his remarks. This came days after another viral video showed the auto driver engaged in an argument with a customer and refusing to speak Marathi. The incident reportedly took place on a busy road near Virar railway station. The driver was also made to apologise to a man and his sister, with whom he allegedly misbehaved earlier. "The driver had the audacity to speak ill of Maharashtra and Marathi manoos. He was taught a befitting lesson. We made him apologise to the people of the state and to those he had offended," he added. The local police confirmed that no case has been registered in the matter so far, citing the lack of a formal complaint. What did the earlier viral video show? Days ago, the driver was seen in a viral video threatening a man while refusing to speak Marathi near Virar station. In the video clip, the driver is heard saying, " Main Hindi bolunga, bhojpuri bolunga. Mujhe Marathi nahi aata hai (I will speak in Hindi, Bhojpuri. I don't know Marathi)". Language row in Maharashtra The incident comes amid the ongoing controversy over the use of Marathi language in the state. On July 1, workers of the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena were seen slapping a food stall owner in Thane district for not speaking in Marathi. After the traders revolted against the incident, MNS and other groups led a protest march to defend the Marathi 'asmita' (pride). Several leaders and workers of the opposition Shiv Sena (UBT) had also joined the protest.
Hindustan Times
13-07-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Shiv Sena (UBT) workers thrash auto-rickshaw driver over ‘anti-Marathi' remarks: ‘Taught a befitting reply'
An auto-rickshaw driver has been beaten up allegedly by Shiv Sena (UBT) workers in Maharashtra's Palghar district over 'anti-Marathi' remarks, further fueling the language controversy in the state, PTI reported. A video of the incident, which took place on Saturday, has gone viral on social media. (X) A video of the incident, which took place on Saturday, has gone viral on social media. The police have confirmed the incident, but said that they have not received any formal complaint in the matter so far. In the viral video, the auto-rickshaw driver, a migrant, is seen being slapped allegedly by a group of Shiv Sena (UBT) workers, including women, on a busy road near Virar railway station. Also Read | Mumbai tense after police crack down on MNS protest amid language row He is then made to publicly apologise to a man and his sister, with whom he allegedly misbehaved earlier, as well as to the state for "insulting" it and its linguistic and cultural heritage. According to the news agency, the auto-rickshaw driver had earlier allegedly made derogatory remarks against the Marathi language, Maharashtra and Marathi icons. A video of that had also surfaced on social media, drawing sharp reactions from local political groups. 'Taught a befitting lesson' A local functionary of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) has claimed the auto-rickshaw driver has been taught a befitting lesson. The functionary asserted that anyone who insults Marathi language or Maharashtra will be given a reply in 'true Shiv Sena style', according to PTI. Shiv Sena (UBT) Virar city chief Uday Jadhav, who was present at the scene, also later justified the action. Also Read | 'If not in Maharashtra': Sanjay Raut's 'Pakistan' jibe at BJP over Marathi row, Pahalgam comparison "If anyone dares to insult the Marathi language, Maharashtra, or Marathi people, they will get a reply in the true Shiv Sena style. We will not sit silent," Jadhav was quoted as saying by PTI. "The driver had the audacity to speak ill of Maharashtra and Marathi manoos. He was taught a befitting lesson. We made him apologise to the people of the state and to those he had offended," he added. A senior police official confirmed that the incident occurred on Saturday, but added that no formal complaint had been filed. "We have seen the viral video and are verifying the facts, but as of now, no complaint has been received from either party," the official said. Marathi language row The incident comes days after a group of men, wearing Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) scarves, assaulted a shop owner for refusing to speak in Marathi in the Bhayander area of Maharashtra's Thane. Also Read | Marathi slapgate row: Four days after assault, police file charge sheet against seven MNS workers Traders from the area later staged a protest against it. However, the MNS also called a march in protest to counter the protest staged by the traders. (Inputs from PTI)
Mint
13-07-2025
- Politics
- Mint
‘True Shiv Sena style': Uddhav Thackeray's party workers thrash auto-rickshaw over ‘anti-Marathi' remark
Shiv Sena (UBT) workers allegedly thrashed an auto-rickshaw driver in the Palghar district of Maharashtra over 'anti-Marathi' remarks. A video of the incident went viral on social media recently, further fuelling the controversy over the language issue in the state. While Mint could not verify the authenticity of the video, police said on Sunday they had seen it but had not received any formal complaint in the matter so far. Therefore, no case has been registered as of now, news agency PTI reported. The auto-rickshaw driver, a migrant residing in Virar area of Palghar, had allegedly made derogatory remarks against the Marathi language, Maharashtra and Marathi icons, PTI reported. Its video clip had reportedly surfaced on social media earlier, drawing sharp reactions online and from local political groups. In a new purported video of the confrontation which took place on Saturday, the auto-rickshaw driver is seen being slapped allegedly by a group of Shiv Sena (UBT) workers, including women. The incident happened on a busy road near Virar railway station. The auto-rickshaw driver is then made to publicly apologise to a man and his sister, with whom he allegedly misbehaved earlier, as well as to the state for "insulting" it and its linguistic and cultural heritage. According to the PTI report, a local functionary of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) claimed the auto-rickshaw driver was taught a befitting lesson. He reportedly asserted that anyone insulting the Marathi language and the state will be given a reply in the "true Shiv Sena style". Shiv Sena (UBT) Virar city chief Uday Jadhav, who was present at the scene, justified the action, saying, 'If anyone dares to insult the Marathi language, Maharashtra, or Marathi people, they will get a reply in the true Shiv Sena style. We will not sit silent.' He said, 'The driver had the audacity to speak ill of Maharashtra and Marathi manoos. He was taught a befitting lesson. We made him apologise to the people of the state and to those he had offended.' A senior police official confirmed that the incident occurred on Saturday, but said no formal complaint had been lodged so far. "We have seen the viral video and are verifying the facts, but as of now, no complaint has been received from either party," the official said. Earlier, amid the language controversy, workers of the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) had allegedly slapped a food stall owner at Bhayander in neighbouring Thane on July 1 for not speaking in Marathi. Traders from the area later staged a protest against it. On July 8, the MNS and other groups led a protest march in Mira Bhayandar area to defend the Marathi 'asmita' (pride) and counter the traders' agitation. The march witnessed detention of several activists by the police, with leaders and workers of the opposition Shiv Sena (UBT) and NCP (SP) also joining the protest.
