How pathetic a politician can be? How mature of a citizen he is to kick out other people from city? Sending your “sena” to accuse and abuse poor people on road? Is this what you call democracy and right to stay, travel, work anywhere across the country?
It is absolutely sad to see all those huge hoardings in Mumbai which asks to give jobs to only mumbaikars or maharashtrians. Or asks north Indians to leave the city. If it has jobs and if it’s a financial capital of the country, how can you complain about non localite people migrating in? Did they not contribute anything to city? Don’t they pay city tax? Who the hell owns the right on the city?? Who are you to ask citizens of the country to leave and show off your right on the place?? So after removing all non mumbaikars, is N mumbai resident going to fight against S mumbai? Or Say Dadar against Andheri?? And hell with Thackeray – are all mumbaikars blind and dumb?
How ridiculous is this to ask employers to hire people who are mumbaites! So you don’t care bout the qualifications, skill set or the worth of that person but his home city?? Bullshit! Which century I am in?
I complained a lot when I returned to Pune after two years – about all non puneites in the city - People crowding for jobs or education. But I would never support to throw them out of Pune. Just because I am born in Pune does not mean I get preference to go to Pune University or get a job in some Pune company over any other Indian.
You talk bout racism and you criticize US for its treatment to international residents – look at you. Is provincialism any better than racism?? America has equal opportunity jobs and no hidden meaning in that.You crave for making your economy strong by making policies n laws against your own country’s citizens? Did someone tell me (proudly) “Mumbai is cosmopolitan”? Well it protests, complains against north Indians, south Indians, central Indians and basically everyone!! NYC has 40% foreign born population has residents from 150+ countries – with jobs and equal rights. AND THAT IS real cosmopolitan.
How is it possible that we will ever unite as a country and forget about locality, city, cast and religion? I guarantee - Not in my lifetime.
