Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray on Saturday equated chief minister Ashok Chavan to an earthworm for his statement that every Indian is welcome to Mumbai but he should abide by the law.
Thackeray raised a question on Chavan’s authority to make such a statement. “At the time when there is a need to send the migrants back why does Ashok Chavan want to invite them to Mumbai? Who gave him the right to do so?” Thackeray asked in an editorial in the party mouthpiece Saamna.
“You (Chavan) are the CM because Sonia Gandhi has appointed you. Earlier, parents would get a job for their truant child in a textile mill or at the postal service. You have been appointed as the CM in a similar way. That is why you do not have a right to say who should come to Mumbai,” Thackeray said.
He said that Chavan’s statement is similar to the ways of a two-mouthed earthworm. “What is the need for another train between Mumbai and Patna? How many people will leave Mumbai on this train and how many will come here?” Thackeray asked.
He blamed the migrants for the shortage of water in the city. “The CM knows who promoted illegal slums in Mumbai. The city is facing acute water shortage. Who is responsible for that? The tax payers do not get water but the illegal slums have ample water,” he said.
Thackeray argued that every state has a right to protect the interests of its citizens. He drew attention towards a law made by the government of Meghalaya. “The law stated that the Indians from other states could not stay in Meghalaya for more than six months without the state government’s permission,” Thackeray pointed out.
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