The day the Maharashtra government withdrew its orders on the implementation of the three-language policy in the state, which the opposition has called a “attempt to impose Hindi”, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) activists attacked a shopkeeper in Thane on the same day, as they asked him why it should be mandatory to speak in Marathi. A video, which has gone viral, is shown to be surrounded by several members of Raj Thackeray -led party on Sunday night. While arguing with the shopkeeper, the other warns him that he will be beaten.
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The police gave this information on Wednesday. The incident took place in Bhayandar area on Tuesday. A video of the incident went viral on social media on Tuesday night. In the video, some attackers can be seen wearing Raj Thackeray -led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) mark.
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A police official said that while buying food, a worker asked the owner of the food stall to speak in Marathi, which he objected to. Angered by this, the accused worker shouted at the stall owner. He was accompanied by some other people and he slapped the stall owner.
The official said that on the complaint of the stall owner, the Kashimira police have registered an FIR against unknown people under various sections of the Indian Justice Code and the investigation of the case is going on. Significantly, members of MNS are trying to emphasize the use of Marathi in commercial establishments and banks in the state.
#Maharashtra : Raj Thackeray’s MNS goons slapped a #Gujarati shopkeeper for not speaking #Marathi.
MNS guys beg for mercy when Abduls speak Urdu and even force them to speak Urdu. They can only bully poor Hindus. #Mngoons#NonMarathiUnderAttack #MNSGoondaism #Rajthackeray pic.twitter.com/ubf2xpfPr2
– Tiger NS (@tigerns3) July 1, 2025