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The UPA government is likely to announce a relief package for victims of 1989 Bhagalpur riots in Bihar. Union cabinet meeting is going to held on Thursday to consider this proposal moved by the Home Ministry in this regard. According to the reports the proposed package will be at par with that offered to the victims of 1984 anti Sikh riots.

Earlier a similar relief package to victims of the 2002 communal riots in Gujarat was also set by the government which was cruised by the BJP government saying the UPA Government has announced a relief package for victims of the Gujarat riots with an eye on general elections but ignored those of the Bhagalpur riots even though the state was then under Congress rule. This led the UPA government to announce this fresh package for Bhagalpur riots also.

According to the statistics of the package, the victims whose residential properties had been damaged are likely to get an additional ex gratia of 10 times the amount given by the state Government minus the amount already paid by the state.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had earlier written a letter to the Prime Minister asking for a relief package for the victims of the Bhagalpur riots at par with those of the anti-Sikh riots. After coming to power in Bihar, Nitish had constituted a commission of inquiry under Justice N N Singh, which had recommended a relief package at par with the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

Tags: Bhagalpur, Bihar, Nitish Kumar, Relief, Riot, UPA

Maharashtra Chief Minister first time give his statement on the migrant issue in the state saying that people from other states are welcome to live in Mumbai but they should not construct illegal encroachments which deprive citizens of public amenities.

“We cannot stop migrants from coming to the state but anti-encroachment restrictions can be imposed upon them,” he said.

Maharashtra government decided to make strict rules against encroachment by migrants from other states.

“Migrants cannot misuse the city’s infrastructure, which is meant for taxpayers because the city’s infrastructure is heavily burdened,” Deshmukh said.

Reportedly Biharis and North Indians migrate in major population in Maharashtra. Raj Thackray’s Maharashtra Navnirman Seva (MNS) had started campaign against North Indians and Biharis. Deshmukh is trying to solve the migrant issue and the subsequent issue caused by it.

The government’s housing projects for low income group would provide houses on rent for the poor, may solve the problem of increasing slums in the metropolis, he said.

On the other side, BJP minister and Bollywood actor Shatrughan Sinha said that no visa is required to live and work in any region of India. He also said that North Indians should avoid giving any controversial statements on any comment. He appealed North Indians living in Maharashtra to solve the issue intelligently and peacefully. He said if ‘Bhojpuri’ is their mother tongue and Bihar is their native place then Maharashtra is their work place.

Tags: Bihar, Bihari, BJP, Bollywood, India, Mumbai

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday dropped 10 of his ministers inducting 19 new ones in their place to improve the performance of his National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government. It is his first reshuffle during his 28 month long ministry since November 2005.

Eight among the ten dropped ministers belonged to JD(U). Those ministers include Rural Development Minister Vaidyanath Mahto, Building Construction and Housing Minister Monajir Hasan, Youth, Art and Culture Minister Janardan Sigrawal, Welfare Minister Rameshwar Paswan, Minister of State for Food, Supply and Commerce Suchitra Devi, Minister of State for Information and Public Relations Arjun Rai, Minister of State for Transport Ajit Kumar, Minister of State for Minority Welfare Manjar Alam and Minor Water Resources Minister Vishwa Mohan Kumar.

While the other two were Health Minister Chandra Mohan Rai and Arts and Culture Minister Janardan Singh Sirgriwal from BJP.

Governor R.S. Gavai administered the oath of office to the 17 new cabinet ministers and two ministers of state at Raj Bhawan in Patna.

Of the 17 cabinet ministers sworn-in, Renu Devi, Giriraj Singh, Bhola Prasad Singh, Ramnarayan Mandal and Awadhesh Narain Singh are from BJP, while Nagmani, Jitan Ram Manjhi, Chedi Paswan, Dinesh Prasad, Damodar Rawat, Ramanandan Singh, Harinarayan Singh, Shahid Ali Khan, Bhagwan Singh Kushwaha, Dinesh Chandra Yadav, Rampravesh Rai and Hari Prasad Sao from JD(U).

Jamshed Ashraf of JD(U) and Vyasdeo Prasad of BJP took oath as ministers of state.

The strength of the council of ministers has now gone up from 27 to 36.

Tags: Bihar, BJP, CM, JDU, NDA, Nitish Kumar

North Indian leaders of the Shiv Sena have resigned en-masse from the party protesting its offensive behavior and conduct towards non-Marathis and North Indians in Maharashtra. The leaders decided to float a separate party of their own.

“The new party will give due respect to different regions, languages and cultures of India and will allow total freedom of thought and expression,” Shiv Sena’s North India chief Jai Bhagwan Goyal said.

Leaders of party unit in Himachal Pradesh include Dinanath Pandey, Jharkhand Shiv Sena chief and Madhukar Dogri who resigned.

“Shiv Sena is no different from Khalistan and Jammu and Kashmir militant groups, which are trying to create a rift between people along regional lines. The main aim of these forces is to split our country,” Goyal told media persons in New Delhi on Wednesday.

“The outrageous conduct of Shiv Sena towards non-Marathis and North Indians in Maharashtra has deeply hurt the sentiments of Shiv Sainiks in this region,” he said.

Goyal who was associated with the Shiv Sena for the past 20 years, accused the saffron group of getting reduced to a ‘private limited company’ run by party supremo Bal Thackeray’s son Uddhav and his followers, and further charged them with wanting to limit the party within Maharashtra’s boundaries.

“Bal Thackeray’s role has been reduced to a mere puppet and he is acting according to his son’s wishes,” he said.

Goyal said, “If the attacks on our people will not stop, we will retaliate and we can go to any extent.”

Tags: Bihar, Bihari, Himachal, Jammu, Maharashtra, North India

One more supporter jumped in the pool of poor politics of Maharashtra! Bollywood star and BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha stated Bal Thackeray as his god and supported him.

Shatrughan Sinha’s statement in ‘Samna’ has exploded more the debate of Marathi Vs Bihari going there. Shatrughan said, “I got that from Mumbai what I didn’t get in temples and Gurudwara. Threshold of big temples and Dargaahs don’t have that magic present in Mumbai soil. I am living in Mumbai for 40 years and Bal Saheb Thackeray is like a god for me. I am not shy to say ‘Jai Maharashtra’”.

While Salmaan khan has refused his support for Raj Thackeray, Shatrughan Sinha has clearly stated that Maharashtra and Marathi culture should be respected. Salman said that he only protested to prevent the freedom to speak. He denied his signatures on any paper and stated that he is totally secular and protest racial discrimination. Same track is followed by Manoj Vajpayee also. These Bollywood figures has soon changed their words and come back to safer side.

But in place of these icons, Sinha came as a new entry. Basically from Bihar, Shatrughan Sinha has been also doing politics in Bihar. Still he is saying against his people. He even said that Bihari leaders have misguided the matter by saying wrong and challenging statements. According to him there should be no debate on Bala Saheb Thackeray’s words. Now it is not understandable what he want to prove by this type of statements? This debate seems to go endless if these types of new entries of well known figures and controversial statements by them will continue!

Tags: Bihar, Maharashtra, Mumbai, Salman Khan, Shatrughan Sinha

“North Indians are the life line of Mumbai. All milkmen, taxi drivers, green grocers and laborers in Mumbai are from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh” Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan stated today.

He accused Raj Thackeray and Bal Thackeray, the leaders of anti-bihari forces in his statements for causing violence all over the Maharashtra. He said the MNS and Shiv Sena parties are just trying to divide the nation on the basis of religion behind their ugly politics. This is the cheap way they are trying to get political gains only.

He said, “57% of North Indians are toiling for the progress of the state and nation”. The anti-North-Indian campaign would definitely lead no benefit to the city.

“I have already asked the Prime Minister to intervene in the matter. If need arises, the party will again approach him for strict action against Raj Thackeray,” he said.

Definitely people should ignore the anti-social actions of these leaders and this is the only way they can give a clear answer to their cheap intentions of dividing our nation.

Tags: Bala Saheb, Bihar, India, Maharashtra, Raj, Thackrey

We all are aware from the politics currently going on in Mumbai City. Raj Thackrey and Bala Saheb Thackrey has decided to pull the vote towards them by igniting the burning issue of “Mumbai kiski hai?”.

Today Bala saheb thackrey has claimed that “Ek Bihari Sau Bimari” which means that one single Bihari is the reason for hundred problems. This is the direct attack to the leaders and peoples of Bihar. Our honorable ministers from Bihar has raised this issue in the Parliament. Uma Bharti has also demonstrated against Raj and Bala Saheb Thackrey in Bhopal.

If Raj and Bala saheb Thackrey can ignite this type of issue then who is responsible for this? How can they are allowed to say such things which are against the constitution of India? Why our Police department is silent? Why the state Governement is not taking any action against Bal Thackrey for issuing such type of articles?

Yesterday a few film stars like Nana Patekar and Salman Khan along with Suniel Shetty and Shreyas Talpade has supported the move of Raj Thackrey. Why these people are coming ahead in an issue in which they are not suppose to involve?

“Jago India Jago” a famous tag line of an ad, suggesting us for doing some thing. Common Indians. The time has arrived when you are require to take action against these people. If you consider your self an Indian then you must take action against them. please don’t wait for some one else, that if he will do something then I will also do it.

Do whatever we can do by our self. First of all, don’t ever go to watch the movie of these film stars like Salman Khan, Nana Patekar, Suniel Shetty and Shreyas Talpade. We are not reuire to take part in any demonstration against the movies in which they are working but just we are not going to watch there movies can do a lot against them.

Who has made them super star? We all Indians. If we can maky any one a super star then we can teach them a good lesson too. Now the time has arrived when we are required to change our own Country? We are required to choose India or India. No second option is there, we are Indians and we will choose our country only.

Tags: Bihar, Maharashtra, Nana Patekar, Raj Thackrey, Salman Khan, Sunil Shetty

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said that he would write to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh about the ongoing verbal attacks and injustice with Hindi-speaking people particularly Biharis in Maharashtra. Nitish Kumar will request PM to pay his concern over the matter.

“I have already sent a letter to Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh and spoken to Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav and Union Steel Minister Ramvilas Paswan, to use their influence in the Union government to stop attacks on Biharis. Now I am going to write to the Prime Minister,” he said.

As it is familiar to everyone that MNS leader Raj Thackeray’s anti-north Indian speech led to a string of violent incidents in Maharshtra.

Kumar asked his people to have patience on this issue and not to make any offensive statements or actions. He assured them that some solid step will be taken by him to help them out. He said to write a letter to PM in the same concern.

Tags: Attack, Bihar, Maharashtra, Raj Thackeray

Several North Indians left Pune back to their homes after ongoing campaign against them. Approximately 25000 north Indian workers have gone back to their homes. This situation is caused by the campaign started by Maharashtra Navnirmaan Seva (MNS) against so-called outsiders in Mumbai, Maharashtra.

Production business is greatly affected due to departure of workers in such a huge number. North Indians are still frightened and many people are catching buses and trains going to north India. These workers are mostly from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Government is also concerned due to continued return of workers.

A meeting was held by District Rescue Minister Ajeet Panwar and Collector Prabhakar Deshmukh with the leaders of the inhabitants and they tried to assure them. In the meantime, local Congress MP Suresh Kalmari tried to calm down the scared north Indians.

Tags: Bihar, Business, India, Maharashtra, Politics, Uttar Pradesh

Reacting back to the attack by the MLA’s of Bihar to the Governor of Bihar R. S. Gavai, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena asked UPA President Sonia Gandhi to send back the 25 lakh Biharis from Mumbai to Bihar.

Yesterday the MLA’s of Bihar raised slogan against the Bihar Governor R. S. Gavai, when he was addressing the Bihar assembly. Even MNS has converted this matter into something which is known as attack on dalits.

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena’s general secretary Shishir Shinde has asked Sonia Gandhi to call Gavai back to Maharashtra, and sent back the 25 lakh Biharis from Mumbai to Bihar. He said “The Congress and Lalu Prasad should first teach lessons of good behaviour to Bihar MLAs before giving advice to the people of Maharashtra.”

Tags: Bihar, India, Politics, UPA