By PTI
PUNE: Shiv Sena chief Sanjay Raut on Thursday mentioned it was occasion founder late Bal Thackeray who gave Maharashtra its first Brahmin chief minister within the type of Manohar Joshi.
Addressing a political rally organised in Hadapsar space of the town, Raut mentioned it was the late occasion supremo who put an finish to the follow of namaz being supplied on roads in Mumbai and Maharashtra.
Raut was referring to the assertion made by Union minister Raosaheb Danve throughout a rally organised by the Brahmin neighborhood in Jalna on Tuesday night time, whereby he mentioned he needs to see a Brahmin neighborhood member because the chief minister of Maharashtra.
“I read a statement of (BJP leader) Raosaheb Danve that he wants to see a Brahmin chief minister in Maharashtra. Why are you dividing the state into castes and classes? The state belongs to the bahujan samaj (masses)…the state belongs to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, to Shahu-Phule-Ambedkar and to Balasaheb Thackeray who united the Marathi manoos,” Raut mentioned.
If you need a Brahmin CM, let the individuals of the state determine and it is just Shiv Sena that can determine who will develop into the state’s CM, he mentioned.
“And who are you telling this to…it was Balasaheb who gave Maharashtra its first Brahmin CM in the form of Manohar Joshi (in 1995). When people asked why a Brahmin CM is there in a state like Maharashtra, he said caste is not important, the work is important, and loyalty is important,” the Sena MP mentioned.
He added that the state even had a Muslim CM – barrister Abdul Rahman Antulay – who was accepted by Bal Thackeray.
“In fact, Antulay was the dearest CM of Balasaheb. When Shiv Sena was coming to the power, Balasaheb was once asked what kind of CM he wants. He had said he wanted CM like Antulay, who could take the decision instantly and who has a good command over the administration,” Raut mentioned.
Without taking the title of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray, who has demanded elimination of loudspeakers from mosques, Raut mentioned that politics is occurring over the difficulty of loudspeakers and a few previous clips of Bal Thackeray expressing his views on loudspeakers atop mosques are being shared.
“Those people who back-stabbed him are now telling us about his thoughts and ideology,” he added.
Raut added that Bal Thackeray used to say in his speeches that the second he will get the ability within the state, he’ll cease namaz from being supplied on roads.
“These people have forgotten that today namaz is not offered on roads in Mumbai and Maharashtra. After the Shiv Sena came to power, Balasaheb had called a meeting of Muslim clerics and told them about his promise given to the people of Mumbai and asked them to stop the practice (of offering namaz on roads),” he mentioned.
The Sena MP added that the clerics agreed, however informed him that within the absence of sufficient house contained in the mosque, they’ve to supply the Friday namaz on roads.
“Balsaheb then asked the clerics what can he do to help them. The clerics sought an increase in the space of mosques. Balasaheb immediately summoned CM Manohar Joshi and Deputy CM Gopinath Munde and sought to know how space inside mosques can be increased,” Raut mentioned.
“CM Joshi gave a solution that FSI of mosques needed to be increased. Balasaheb immediately asked him to increase the FSI and a decision was taken immediately. Due to this decision, the space inside mosques went up and practice of offering namaz on roads stopped,” he added.
