Thugs in the garb of politicians,propagating Chauvinism are to be dealt with an iron hand.Unfortunately,ragtag parties of this Nature are needed for coalition politics.It is a curse.
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Mumbai: Police have arrested 23 Shiv Sena activists and detained three others in connection with attack on IBN Lokmat offices in Mumbai and Pune with sources claiming that Sunil Raut, brother of Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut, was behind the attack.
Police officials add that Sunil has been absconding and a massive search has been launched to nab him. Sunil had lost the recent Maharashtra Assembly election from Bhandup.
While 17 people have been arrested in Mumbai, six Shiv Sainiks have been arrested in Pune. Out of the 17 arrested in Mumbai seven were handed over to the police by IBN Lokmat staff on Friday following the attack.
The 17 arrested in Mumbai have been charged with attempt to murder, trespass and rioting – all bailable offences. They were produced in a heavily secured Vikhroli court and sent to two days police custody.
Scores of Shiv Sainiks had assembled at the court forcing the police to put up a security cordon.
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Despite the all round condemnation of the attack Shiv Sena has remained unrepentant and has blamed the media for the attack by its activists on the IBN offices in Mumbai and Pune on Friday evening.
Shiv Sena said that media coverage on party supremo Bal Thackeray provoked Shiv Sainiks to launch the attack against the news channel.
An article in the party mouthpiece Saamana has in fact blamed the media for instigating the attack. The Saamana editorial claims Sainiks were provoked by the allegedly disrespectful language used by IBN Lokmat against Bal Thackeray.
“Over the last few days, IBN Lokmat has used condemnable language against Bal Thackeray. Shiv Sainiks were opposing this. We will not tolerate such language,” said the article.
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