Shiv Sena into reactionary politics of identity: CPI-M
22 Nov 2012 4:46 AM IST
The CPI-M Tuesday denounced the Shiv Sena for playing upon ‘reactionary politics of identity’ and urged the Maharashtra government not to pander to the Sena.
Criticising the arrests of two young women for posting anti-Sena remarks, the Communist Party of India-Marxist sought action against police officers who slapped cases against them.
‘The Congress-NCP state government must take immediate action and stop pandering to the whims and fancies of the Shiv Sena, as it has often done in the past,’ a CPI-M statement said.
A statement released by the CPI-M’s Maharashtra unit said the Marxists had always opposed ‘the violent culture of regional chauvinism practiced by the Shiv Sena’ and now also by the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS).
It said the Shiv Sena ideology was deeply communal and reminded that the late Bal Thackeray hailed the demolition of the Babri Masjid.
Criticising the arrests of two young women for posting anti-Sena remarks, the Communist Party of India-Marxist sought action against police officers who slapped cases against them.
‘The Congress-NCP state government must take immediate action and stop pandering to the whims and fancies of the Shiv Sena, as it has often done in the past,’ a CPI-M statement said.
A statement released by the CPI-M’s Maharashtra unit said the Marxists had always opposed ‘the violent culture of regional chauvinism practiced by the Shiv Sena’ and now also by the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS).
It said the Shiv Sena ideology was deeply communal and reminded that the late Bal Thackeray hailed the demolition of the Babri Masjid.
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