RSS leader Joshi should be booked for treason: Uddhav Thackeray

Shiv Sena UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday demanded that Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh RSS leader Suresh Bhaiyyaji Joshi should be booked for treason for his comments on Marathi amid the language row reported the PTIA controversy erupted over the latters remarks on Marathi languageTalking to reporters in the Vidhan Bhavan complex in Mumbai Uddhav Thackeray also alleged that Bhaiyyaji Joshis remarks reflect the hidden agenda of the RSS and the BJP to divide Mumbai according to the PTIAt an event in Ghatkopar area in Mumbai on Wednesday Bhaiyyaji Joshi said Mumbai doesnt have a single language Each part of Mumbai has a different language Ghatkopar areas language is Gujarati So if you are residing in Mumbai it is not necessary that you have to learn Marathi as per the PTIAfter a strong criticism from the opposition over his remarks Joshi on Thursday said that Marathi is Mumbais language and those coming from outside and speaking other languages should also understand itMarathi is my native language and I take pride in it he said adding his remarks at the Ghatkopar event were misconstrued the news agency reportedUddhav Thackeray while targeting Bhaiyyaji Joshi said They have not raised IndiaPakistan issue for some time now but it is batenge toh katenge Its not just a Marathi vs nonMarathi issue but also Maratha vs nonMarathas and capture the state the PTI reportedBatenge toh katenge divided we fall was the slogan raised by senior BJP leaders during the Maharashtra assembly polls last yearThe former Maharashtra CM dared Bhaiyyaji Joshi to make such statements in Gujarat Tamil Nadu Karnataka Kerala West Bengal and come back safelyJust because Marathi manoos is welcoming does not mean anyone can hit him he addedThe BJP has no regards for Marathi manoos because it knows he is going to vote for them This is a sadist mentality which has come to the fore This is a ploy to break Mumbai the Sena UBT leader claimed as per the PTIHe should be booked for treason I had made a law in capacity as CM to make Marathi compulsory in the state This his remarks is against the law he saidUddhav Thackeray said that the government should either act against Joshi or accept the sin a reference to Joshis remarksHe also rejected the governments defence in the House over the issueMeanwhile Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis earlier said in the state assembly that Marathi is the language of Mumbai and Maharashtra and anyone who lives here should learn and speak itUddhav Thackeray said Mumbai is a metropolis If you BJP want to win it then do it by doing good work and not by spreading venomIf those in the BJP have love for their mother tongue then they should condemn it Joshis remark he added the news agency reported on Thursdaywith PTI inputs