Reiterating a demand he first aired at a recent meeting of the Union Cabinet, Union Minister and LJP boss Ram Vilas Paswan Sunday accused MNS boss Raj Thackeray of instigating violence against north Indians in Maarashtra and called for his arrest under provisions of the National Security Act (NSA).
Paswan also blasted the Maharashtra government of failing to ensure the safety and security of northerners during the recent MNS attacks.
He was speaking to the media at the foundation stone laying ceremony for the 10 million tonne steel plant of belonging to JSW Bengal Steel in Salboni.
He said that Thackeray should be handed over to the Jharkhand government as there were six complaints against him at various police stations in the state. Of these, three were in Jamshedpur and one each in Jamtara, Garwah and Dhanbad.
A UPA ally himself Paswan was critical of th Congess-NCP Maharashtra government, that he said was "not properly maintaining law and order in the state. We want law and order to be maintained properly."
Meanwhile in Pune, Senior NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal said the party leadership did not subscribe to the “bullet for bullet” statement expressed by state Home Minister RR Patil in respect of handling of the recent encounter in which a Bihari youth was shot dead.
"What Patil said is not the NCP stand and he is not prompted or supported by party president Sharad Pawar. Those are his personal opinions on the matter," Bhujbal told reporters in Pne late on Saturday.
He, however, said the issue raised by Raj Thackeray in support of employment opportunities to Marathi youths too cannot be ignored.
Similar sentiments were echoed by Union Minister and NCP leader Praful Patel. In an interview to Karan Thapar for the programme ‘Devil’s Advocate’ on CNN IBN Pael said there was need for “redrawing balance” between Maharashtrians and others, failing which “the people will themselves do it.”
Paswan also blasted the Maharashtra government of failing to ensure the safety and security of northerners during the recent MNS attacks.
He was speaking to the media at the foundation stone laying ceremony for the 10 million tonne steel plant of belonging to JSW Bengal Steel in Salboni.
He said that Thackeray should be handed over to the Jharkhand government as there were six complaints against him at various police stations in the state. Of these, three were in Jamshedpur and one each in Jamtara, Garwah and Dhanbad.
A UPA ally himself Paswan was critical of th Congess-NCP Maharashtra government, that he said was "not properly maintaining law and order in the state. We want law and order to be maintained properly."
Meanwhile in Pune, Senior NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal said the party leadership did not subscribe to the “bullet for bullet” statement expressed by state Home Minister RR Patil in respect of handling of the recent encounter in which a Bihari youth was shot dead.
"What Patil said is not the NCP stand and he is not prompted or supported by party president Sharad Pawar. Those are his personal opinions on the matter," Bhujbal told reporters in Pne late on Saturday.
He, however, said the issue raised by Raj Thackeray in support of employment opportunities to Marathi youths too cannot be ignored.
Similar sentiments were echoed by Union Minister and NCP leader Praful Patel. In an interview to Karan Thapar for the programme ‘Devil’s Advocate’ on CNN IBN Pael said there was need for “redrawing balance” between Maharashtrians and others, failing which “the people will themselves do it.”
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