Mumbai/Nashik: Under fire for a party MP allegedly forcing a fasting Muslim worker to eat, the Shiv Sena on Thursday said it was a “protest against mismanagement” at Maharashtra Sadan and held that the entire issue was given a “communal colour only to derive “political mileage” and to “malign” the party’s image.
“Shiv Sena respects all religions but will not tolerate if anyone tries to flaunt his religious affiliation for intimidation. One should keep his religion in his heart and in his house. But if someone wears it on sleeve and tries to malign Shiv Sena by playing politics over it, we will not tolerate it,” an editorial in party mouthpiece Saamana said.
The editorial launched a scathing attack on the “poor quality of service being rendered at Maharashtra Sadan by the management”.
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?
Meanwhile, Shiv Sena president Udhhav Thackeray has demanded dismissal of resident commissioner of New Maharashtra Sadan in Delhi, Bipin Malik.
“Even Shiv Sena is following Hinduism. We also respect other religions, and our MP Rajan Vichare also expressed his regret over the incident reported in Mah-arashtra Sadan in New Delhi yesterday,” said Mr Thackeray.
