Raj Thackeray Photo Credit: ANI MNS Chief Raj Thackeray

Key Highlights The MNS chief said that India is not responsible for anyone who does not have a passport

He also said that the Hindus and Dalits would not be asked for their papers by anyone

Mumbai: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray, on Sunday, while addressing a public gathering after the party’s ‘mahamorcha’, warned the anti-CAA protesters saying that ‘stones will be answered with stones and sword with swords.’ He further asked the public if India was a dharamshala?

He said, "Those who are bringing out rallies across the country (against CAA/NRC), I want to tell them that today they have seen rallies being answered with a rally. Similarly, stones will be answered with stones and swords with swords," while adding, "Pakistani and Bangladeshi immigrants should be thrown out of India. Our country is a 'dharamshala' (a charitable accommodation for travellers) or what? The rules in the US and Europe are very strict against illegal immigrants. If someone does not have a passport is either deported or put in jail. We too are not responsible for everyone.”

'CAA not for Indian Muslims, why are they agitating?'

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He further questioned anti-CAA protests by Muslims and said that it is difficult to understand their agitation as the new law is not meant for them. Further hailing the centre for the move, he said, "I do not understand why Muslims are protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act. CAA is not for the Muslims who were born here. I praised the government when they do good things like scrapping Article 370, construction of Ram Mandir, implementation of CAA among others"

He went on to connect the issue to an incident where a Bangladeshi Muslim man married a Marathi woman. While talking about the same, he said: "I heard this news that a Bangladeshi is living under a Marathi identity and has also married a Marathi girl. Wherever Marathi Muslim lives, nothing unpleasant has happened." He added that CAA and NRC should be done if the centre is actually serious about the issue.

'Pakistan a country of terrorism'

He further went a notch up to call Pakistan a country of terrorism and said, "The 9/11 terror attack mastermind Osama Bin Laden was in Pakistan. Many blasts have happened in our country and we all know who was behind all these blasts. Dawood Ibrahim was behind Mumbai 1993 blasts, he is protected by Pakistan. They (protestors) are saying bring the Muslims also from these countries, I ask why?" while also adding that Hindus are being targeted in Islamic countries like Pakistan and Bangladesh.

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He while, talking about the issue of it being mandatory for everyone to have proper documents, said, "People say that Hindus and Dalits do not have papers. But no one is asking for their papers. He further praised India for being a liberal country and said that no other country gives ‘as much independence’ to people as India does. He also advised ‘Indian Muslims, Marathi Muslims and nation-loving Muslims’ to be careful and distance themselves from all ‘anti-social elements’.



