Other communities’ contribution respected: BJP leader amid row over ‘Gujarati-Rajasthani’ remark

BJP leader Prasad Lad said the contributions of other communities are also respected after Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Koshyari's Gujarati-Rajasthani remark courted a controversy.

Amid the escalating row over Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Koshyari's 'Gujarati-Rajasthani' remark, BJP MLC Prasad Lad said that the contributions of other communities are also respected. The BJP leader said that nobody can undermine the contribution of Marathis for Mumbai.

Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has kicked up a row, saying that if Gujaratis and Rajasthanis are removed from Maharashtra, especially Mumbai and Thane, no money would be left in the state and it would cease to be the financial capital of the country.

After the remarks of the Governor sparked a row, Bhagat Koshyari issued a clarification, saying his intention was not to hurt the sentiments of Marathi people.

Hitting out at Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, Prasad Lad said Uddhav Thackeray never honoured the Governor when he was the chief minister.

"Uddhav Thackeray can't decide who should be put in jail. He should first look at himself," he said.

BJP MLA Nitish Rane hit out at Uddhav Thackeray and said, "All business partners of Uddhav Thackeray are non Marathis. He has restricted Marathi manoos to vada pavs and selling them and did not empower them. Thackeray backstabbed Hindus and Marathis."

"It should be known how much importance should be given to Uddhav. Even his party members don't care about him," he added.