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Not Raj Thackeray’s MNS But…’: Priyanka Chaturvedi On Marathi Language Row

Outrage over violence by goons from Raj Thackeray’s MNS – who have attacked non-Marathi speakers with impunity over the past week, including a Rajasthani-origin Mumbai shopkeeper – should not detract from the context of the opposition’s protests against the ‘imposition’ of Hindi, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi told NDTV Tuesday evening.

She told NDTV she does not agree with the violence but asked why the media had, so far, ignored the opposition saying Class I students should not be forced to learn a third language.

She also suggested provocative comments by some people, including BJP MPs – she called out the saffron party’s Lok Sabha rep, Nishikant Dubey, for his crass ‘tumhe patak-patak ke maarenge’ comment and disrespect of Maharashtra – may have led to some of the violence.

“It is not the MNS that has precipitated this crisis… it is the Maharashtra government’s decision to bring in an order to make a language compulsory for Class I students,” Ms Chaturvedi said.

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