Cong asks BJP to clarify stand on UP parliamentarian's warning to Raj Thackeray

The Maharashtra Congress on Friday asked the BJP leaders in the state to clarify their stand on the warning given by a BJP parliamentarian from Uttar Pradesh that MNS chief Raj Thackeray will not be allowed set foot in Ayodhya unless he apologises for humiliating north Indians in the pastThe Congress which shares power with the Shiv Sena and the NCP in Maharashtra also accused the opposition party of using Raj Thackeray independent MP Navneet Rana and her MLA husband Ravi Rana who were arrested in connection with a row over Hanuman Chalisa as its puppetsThe BJP has earlier supported Maharashtra Navnirman Sena MNS president Raj Thackerays demand to remove loudspeakers from mosquesThackeray has announced that he would visit Ayodhya on June 5Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh BJPs MP from Kaiserganj Lok Sabha constituency and one of the leaders of the Ram temple movement had said in a tweet on Thursday Will not allow Raj Thackeray who humiliates north Indians enter the Ayodhya border Before coming to Ayodhya Raj Thackeray should apologise to all North Indians with folded handsAddressing a press conference Maharashtra Congresss chief spokesman Atul Londhe said the state BJP leaders supported Raj Thackeray on the loudspeaker issue and the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh is busy laying out red carpet to him for his visit to AyodhyaBut BJP MP from Uttar Pradesh Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has taken a stand that Raj Thackeray will not be allowed to set foot in Ayodhya unless he publicly apologises for his antiNorth Indians stance Leader of Opposition Devendra Fadnavis and state BJP chief Chandrakant Patil should clarify their stand on the the UP parliamentarians comments he saidRaj Thackeray has played the politics of targeting north Indians His party workers beats up north Indian candidates who come for the railway exams Besides them poor north Indian hawkers panipuri sellers as well as and fruits and vegetable vendors were also targeted he addedAs soon as Raj Thackeray took the Hindutva stand and raised issues like Hanuman Chalisa loudspeakers at mosques maha aarati the Maharashtra BJP supported him he said But do the same BJP leaders accept Raj Thackerays politics against north Indians he askedBJP MP Brij Bhushan has demanded an apology from Raj Thackeray What is the stand of the BJP leaders like Devendra Fadnavis and Chandrakant Patil on that All these issues should be clarified by them publicly Mumbai is the financial capital of the country and everyone has a constitutional right to earn a living in this city The Congress party and its government has always protected this right he saidThe BJP which plays politics in the name of Lord Ram and Lord Hanuman for the sake of votes has always pitted one community against the other The party has worked to create instability in the state by using Ravi Rana Navneet Rana and Raj Thackeray as puppets he allegedLondhe said the BJP which is capable of doing anything for votes should clarify its stand on Raj Thackerays new proHindutva stance and the remarks made by the partys MPThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever