The Congress trying to impart a communal hue to the Maharashtra Sadan episode, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray also questioned why a non-issue was being highlighted so much when other serious issues were being ignored. In the sharp editorial, Thackeray (who is the editor of the daily newspaper) pointed out that a Muslim school teacher raped a girl in Bangalore during the ongoing holy month of Ramadan. In Afghanistan, a Muslim cleric raped a 10-year-old girl inside the mosque premises during the same month, he said. The politicians and media do not seem to have noticed all this. Nobody in the media or Parliament has made a hue and cry about all this. Rape is okay for them, but not roti, Thackeray said sarcastically. The editorial also launched a scathing attack on the poor quality of service being rendered at Maharashtra Sadan by the management. The conditions at Sadan were worse than a cowshed (gaushala), and cultural artistes and state MPs had no place there, added the editorial. Without naming its MP Rajan Vichare, who was seen in a video footage purportedly force-feeding a Muslim caterer, who is fasting during Ramzan, at Sadan during the protest, the editorial said, Was it wrong to question the injustice? Was it wrong to question the catering contractor on quality of food served there?” What is wrong if the chapati is taken to the mouth of the contractor and he was asked to eat it. It was not written on his face that he was a Muslim. It was just a coincidence. The contractor serves such chapatis that are difficult to break. How is one supposed to eat such food? Basic facilities like clean drinking water, cleanliness and proper canteen management are lacking at Sadan. Maharashtra Sadan has become a personal fiefdom... This is an insult to the Marathi manoos. Instead of taking note of the voice raised by the Marathi MPs, the chief minister and the state chief secretary are trying to give communal colour to the incident,
Posted on: Thu, 24 Jul 2014 17:06:54 +0000
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