The ugly incident that took place in the Maharashtra Assembly on 9 November is shameful. Every person having faith in democracy would condemn it. Nobody has the right to stop anyone from taking oath in the national language Hindi.
How violent Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) legislators tried to stop the Samajwadi Party legislator from taking oath in Hindi by manhandling him in the house is sheer violation of the Constitution. It is the legislators' duty to protect the dignity of the house, but the incident is a recent example of what category of people are reaching Parliament and assemblies these days.
Grotesque Events
Such grotesque events have been taking place in Parliament and assemblies earlier also. The country has seen many horrible incidents of breaking microphones, fighting, and beating in assembly and Parliament. Raj Thackeray threatened that the newly elected legislators should take oath in Marathi or should be ready to bear the consequences.
The Constitution of India gives the right to every citizen of the country to settle down anywhere and do his business or work. Similarly, it is the privilege of the legislator that he can take oath in Hindi, English, or any other regional language and nobody should have any objection to it.
Politics of Regionalism
Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray provided manure to narrow politics of regionalism with the aim of grabbing power in the seventies, now Raj Thackeray is trying to reap the harvest of it. It is the result of the neglect of attacks on Hindi-speaking people on streets by Raj Thackeray's goons, sabotage, and divisive statements that MNS legislators did not hesitate from trampling the dignity of the house. They are maligning the concept of being Indian in the name of Marathi person.
What would it be called if not an attempt to break
Stringent Punishment Needed
Chief Minister Ashok Chavan has said that such hooliganism inside the house would not be tolerated and strict action would be taken against those legislators who violate the dignity of the house. The four MNS legislators have been suspended from the house for four years, but they are feeling proud about what they did. There should be provision for even more stringent punishment for preventing such incidents. If violation of citizens' rights for petty politics were not stopped, democracy would lose its meaning.
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