Hindi-speaking shopkeeper assaulted in Thane-MNS workers case
FIR has been registered against 7 Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers on Friday in a case of assault on a shopkeeper for not talking in Marathi in Thane, Maharashtra. The incident took place on 30 June. MNS workers had asked a Gujarati shopkeeper to talk in Marathi. He was slapped for not doing so.
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Friday that a case has been registered against MNS workers and action will be taken. Marathi should be respected, but hooliganism in the name of Marathi will not tolerate.
The accused were detained on Thursday evening, but were granted bail after some time. The accused were booked under bailable sections. The arrest cannot be made directly in these sections. Because of which the police left them.
Now know what was in the video
In the video, many MNS workers are seen arguing with the shopkeeper and arguing with him. A member tells the shopkeeper, ‘You asked me why should I speak Marathi? When you had trouble, you came to MNS office. ‘
The shopkeeper said in response that he did not know that it has become necessary to speak Marathi now. On this, a worker abuses the shopkeeper that he will not be allowed to do business in this area.
When the shopkeeper says that he has to learn Marathi, a MNS member says, ‘Yes, say so. But why are you asking why should Marathi learn? This is Maharashtra. Which language is spoken in Maharashtra?
When the shopkeeper says- ‘all languages’, a person slaps him, then another person also slaps him twice. The shopkeeper tries to explain something, but he is slapped four more times.