NCP today demanded arrest of Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut in the wake of attacks by suspected Sena activists on offices of a Marathi news channel in Mumbai and Pune.
"Raut's claim of accepting responsibility for the attacks smacks of Taliban mentality. He should be arrested," NCP spokesman DP Tripathi told reporters here. He said that the NCP Working Committee, which met here this evening, condemned the attack in the strongest terms and demanded action against its perpetrators.
"Whosoever is responsible for the attack should be dealt with in a stringent manner," Tripathi said. Maharashtra deputy chiefminister Chhagan Bhujbal said that anyone taking law in his own hands would be dealt with sternly.
"Whatever he (Raut) has said comes within the purview of the law and action would be taken accordingly," Bhujbal said. Raut had said if the attackers had claimed to be Shiv Sainiks, he would not deny that they were not Sena activists.
"I have been observing the kind of language used by the news channel while referring to Balasaheb Thackeray ... If you use such language against such a senior leader people are bound to get agitated.
"If you say this is an attack on the media, I dont think it is. The media also has to stay within limits," Raut said.
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