Patna, Nov. 14 -- Jan Suraaj founder and Bankipur MLA Prashant Kishor on Saturday criticised Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray over his remarks targeting people from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, alleging that he resorts to making derogatory statements against Hindi-speaking people to attract media attention.
Kishor said in a statement that whenever Raj Thackeray finds himself ignored, he attempts to remain in the news by making objectionable remarks against people from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.
Referring to alleged incidents involving Hindi-speaking people in Maharashtra, Kishor said the issue should be raised with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is in power in the state. He said Hindi-speaking people would hold the ...