I agree that India is one nation and the constitution provides free movement of people and settling down wherever they want. However, the recent development in Mumbai has to be carefully looked in to different perspective. Mumbai has been a welcome place for anyone at any time for any kind of survival over the past, except the situtation which existed during the early 1970s. Mumbaikars (Maharashtrians or Marathis) has been very affectionate, co-operative and peace loving for anybody ever since. However, during the past 4-5 years, when India is on its fast track of development and Mumbai has been forging ahead with growing business, buildings, infrastructure, employment etc. there has been a large scale migrants in to Mumbai, which the locals did not protest. everything was going fine till recently. However, there has been some unrest in Mumbai about the growing law and order problem, encroachments, goondaism etc. involving people of other states. Not only that, celebrating a festival/puja of another state by the people in a large scale (for the sake of showing the strength - vote power) has evoked some mixed feelings amongst the locals, which the politicians have taken advantage of.
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by Chanakya on Feb 15, 2008 04:16 PM Permalink
Navratri is a festival of mainly WB and Garba is from Gujarat - has any maharashtrian opposed these festivals, which also happen in open grounds, society compounds etc. namaz is happening on the road, because all of them at one point of time cannot get accommodated inside the mosque. religion/religious belief cannot be the reason for fighting each other. muslims were never a threat to any one else's employment - It is sad that the entire ire went on to the poor vendors, and I do pity on them. but, the reasons behind the arson is totally different.
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by hari das on Feb 15, 2008 04:17 PM Permalink
what is wrong%u2026 let the migration get reduced naturally and not by Idiots and mindless politicians word and honouring such idiots words are like following BIN LADEN%u2026 Now no one prefer Mumbai as much as it was in early years.. so nothing to worry %u2026 everything should be left to a natural process%u2026. Indian can live anywhere in India and if any local get hurt such idiots are not Indian, but a terrorist and such people should leave India immediately. If a Maratha or any one cannot accept other Indian irrespective of his language, region, etc., such fellows should leave India%u2026 because he is a terrorist, who cannot accept the Indianess and her rule of law. There is nothing LOCAL to give preference in any matter, but Indian is enough for a citizen of the country. Shame on such non-Indian mindsets and politicians are a shame for such State%u2026. Punish him
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by Chanakya on Feb 15, 2008 04:20 PM Permalink
hari - I totally agree with you on what you say as far as politicians are concerned... they are up to only vote bank creation/split. sadly, common people don't understand politics and they go by what the leader say - for them the leader is the protector and savior.
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by Chanakya on Feb 15, 2008 04:12 PM Permalink
contd.. As far as I know (being in Mumbai for the past 35 years - Mee Mumbaikar - Jai Maharashtra - Jai Hind) not even a single local, I mean Marathi, would like to harm a local by taking law in to their hands and disturb the well knit culture of Mumbai's co-existance with other people. It is the pride of the loacal people which was effected by the show of strength by a particular states migrants made the unrest in Mumbai. While every citizen of India has the right to celebrate his/her festival/puja wherever he/she wants, it should not be for the sake of mere show of strength - and there was no reason for the leader of another party to lead a morcha etc. on that day. In this context, I am with the Mumbaikars.
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by Chanakya on Feb 15, 2008 04:17 PM Permalink
it is not getting scared... it provoked the locals to retaliate..
