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by Zed on Feb 10, 2008 01:14 PM   Permalink | Hide replies

Mumbai has been developed as the financial capital of India, by the central goverment. All the important financial institutions were set up there.Therefore, the headquarters of almost every Retail and investment banks are in mumbai. And also corporate headquarters of many companies... This all has been achieved by using taxpayer's money.. from all over India. Now the Mumbai has become a major city by using resources from all over India.. It is completely unjustified to claim it, by any single group. Violence only begets more violence.. It has been never a solution...and It will never be.

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by on Feb 10, 2008 08:09 PM   Permalink
Mumbai as a financial capital, as no centeral government support. It's sheer hardwork of local people that includes Marathis, South Indians, Gujrathis, Sikhs, punjabis, sindhis, marwaris, parsees, and local muslims who have blended and adopted native culture by keeping their own identity. Most of the Banglasdeshis, UP and Bihar is burden on the city, as they throng illegally on streets, create vote banks and manipulate politically system. Central Governments funding is pumped into Bihar and UP more than any other state, due to vote banks. Mumbai contributes 40% tax revenues, and return on investment is not even 2%. Each year new train is started in Bihar, and where most money is earned on hardworking middles class family travelling in trains, they get zilch. So, stop giving that crap, that Mumbai is because of centeral govenrment. Since when did Indian governemet did something good? If software progress is something to cherish about, it's because Indian goverment had no clue when it started. It's because of South Indian states, Maharshtra, and Gujarath. in west, and Bengal to some extent on east, and Chadigarh in north.

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by Prabhanjan Butshikan on Feb 10, 2008 05:33 PM   Permalink
Your point is correct but the argument is wrong!

Any Indian can go to Mumbai or any other Indian city to make a living. There should be no bar.

However, Mumbai is not developed by central funds. Actually centre get huge revenues from Mumbai & does not allocate enough for Mumbai. The revenues from Mumbai are trasferred to poorer states for their development & its a fair thing.

Mumbai did not become a financial hub because centre established its institutes here. First Mumbai developed into a commercial capital of India & then centre came in to establish its banks & offices in Mumbai.

This explanation is only to put the point straight.

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by Attatar Yena on Feb 12, 2008 05:55 AM   Permalink
Why should Raj be blamed for fomenting regionalism ??
When DMK supports LTTE why is there no concern about regionalism ??
When Akalis install the portrait of Gernail Singh Bihdrawale in Dam Dami Taksal ( who wanted to break up India) why was there chilly silence among the desh Bhakts ??
When Bengalis openly rioted to protest against exclusion of Saurabh Ganguly from Indian Cricket team where were the those who cry foul agaist regionalism ??
The truth is people from UP and Bihar have swamped the states like Delhi, Orissa, Assam, Maharashtra and Rajasthan. Wherever they go they start behaving like they are in Azamgarh or Siwan. They do not respect the culture in which they go. Raj Thakeray's fight is against those that want to convert maharahstra into azamgarh or Siwan. This fight is not for jobs or resources but to maintain local culture and avoid lawlessness of UP and bihar.
Lalu and Amarshing should take a dip in chulu bhar pani because it is their failure that people from UP and BIhar are flocking to other states. What have they done to improve the situation in UP and Bihar ?? Before commenting on what is right and wrong these leaders should get out of their AC cars and mix with common people instead of partying with bollywood celebrities . Just ask people of Orrisa, Delhi, Assam, Rajasthan about people from UP and Bihar and you will know why the Raj Thakeray got so much support. As for Abu he is ISI agent. Govt should expedite pending criminal cases against him.


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