‘Raj Thackeray a mental case, ban MNS’

‘Raj Thackeray a mental case, ban MNS’

New Delhi, Oct 19: Condemning the attack on railway board examination centres in suburban Mumbai by MNS activists, Railway Minister Lalu Prasad on Sunday demanded a ban on the outfit, saying its chief Raj Thackeray was a "mental case".

"I strongly condemn the incident. There should be an inquiry into the attack. There should be strong action against that party...MNS should be banned," the Minister told reporters here.

His comments came as a response to the attack on 13 railway board examination centres in suburban Mumbai by MNS activists who protested "inadequate representation" to locals and chased away candidates from north India.

Prasad said the directions of the Supreme Court or any other courts did not have any impact on the MNS leader. "We can see such incidents when the elections are near," he said.

The Minister said he had spoken to Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh who assured him of a proper inquiry into the incident.

Bureau Report

The game Raj Thackeray is playing is even more dangerous than the terrorism of Muslims, Naxalites etc. In the case of these terrorists, the battle is between the terrorists and the rest of society. But if Raj Thackeray's cancer spreads, the battle will be amongst all the states of India and India will disintegrate. Politicians like Lalu Prasad Yadav will only help in pouring oil in fire. The nationalists of the nation must take a strong stand against Raj Thackeray.