Time the Shiv Sena and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena cease talking about protecting the Maharashtrian asmita (pride) when they talk in support of fighting the influx of job-seeking migrants. Instead they should come clean on the fact that the present concern with regard to migrants is only economic.
After all, the employees did not flock to the Shiv Sena-run union but to Raj Thackeray despite the fact that many of the sacked employees were not Marathis. These non-Maharashtrians, going by the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, were those who came and usurped the local's share in Mumbai's and Maharashtra's economy.
Sonu's fall was facilitated, yes, facilitated, by an uncaring society including, of course, the UP Jal Nigam which was digging the well. It is as if we just willed him to fall into it
The country could ill-afford such a situation where innocents are made to pay a price because an incompetent police wants to keep the record books filled. It is time now to ask sharp questions. And time has come for the investigating agencies to answer them. Quickly.
Right now what we need, as much as we needed them all along in the life of this nation, is proper law enforcement. Also, the law enforcement has to be done legally. That seems a little odd when said, but that's what we need.
'Before we learn to catch the terrorist and then use any law against them, let us learn to handle those innocents who fall victim to the terrorists.'
The media breathed life into the MNS which did not take off at a trajectory which would make it an electoral challenge to any political party... It gave him the cause. Strange, but true. And also tragic.
Our boys got the Olympic medals -- two bronzes and one gold -- not because of the IOA but in spite of them. The boxers and the wrestlers coped with official apathy, non-release of funds meant for their preparations to go to Beijing Olympics; for the boxers, only some 35 per cent was released of the Rs 1 cr granted. Bindra had his father to thank for because he was gifted a world-class firing range on his own farm to practice in
'He proved it once again when he reportedly had beer -- and other kinds of liquor -- served on the A380, the big bird from Airbus Industrie on its first flight within India.'
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