New Delhi: The Supreme Court may have rejected the sons of the soil theory being propagated by the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray, but politicians in Bihar and Maharashtra continue on a collision course.
The anti-North Indian stir in Maharashtra found its echo in the Bihar Assembly on Friday when Opposition members belonging to the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) shouted slogans against Governor RS Gavai because he comes from Maharashtra.
The MLAs created unruly scenes soon after the Governor arrived in the House to deliver his address at the start of the Budget session.
Following the protests by the MLAs, the MNS chief has reacted once again. Taking a dig at the Bihar MLAs, he said their behaviour in the state Assembly was exactly the reason why he is opposed to outsiders.
"Why did I have to launch an agitation to protect the culture of Maharashtra? The answer to this question lies in the manner in which the MLAs of Bihar behaved in front of the Maharashtrian Governor of Bihar RS Gavai. When the Bihar MLAs created a ruckus in front of the Governor, the whole country was watching it," Raj Thackeray said.
Bihar politicians have been protesting against the MNS chief outburst against the North Indians particularly Biharis about three weeks ago.
Though MLAs of the ruling coalition belonging to Janata Dal (United) and Bharatiya Janata Party kept away from the protest, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and many of his Cabinet colleagues have already spoken out against Raj Thackeray.
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