Thackeray warns Dalits over PM's gesture
Tuesday, January 03, 2012
By A Special Correspondent
Shiv Sena Chief Bal Thackeray, in a front page appeal in Monday's
party mouthpiece 'Saamana', has cautioned Dalit voters not to get
swayed by what he termed as a false promise made by the Congress over
allotting 12.5 acres of Indu Mills land for the proposed grand
memorial for Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar. "They want to buy Dalit votes.
The catch is in the 'in principle agreement'. Nobody is sure as to how
much delay it will mean for the transfer of the land," said Thackeray.
He was reacting to the hoardings put up by MPCC all over the city,
thanking the Congress-led UPA government for the decision.
Thackeray added that Republican faction leader Manoj Sansare has
already slammed the announcement, arguing that the Congress has made
the assurance with an eye on the Dalit votes for the ensuing BMC
elections. The Sena chief alleged that the Congress has had the habit
of making such pre-poll announcements like the recent 4.5 per cent
reservation for minorities. It has been making such announcements on
the Belgaum border dispute for the last 56 years, so also the mill
workers in Mumbai have been fooled by the Congress over homes on mill
land," he said.
In a sarcastic taunt at Republican Sena leader Anandraj Ambedkar, he
remarked, "Nobody should be in 'Anand' (joy) or get floored by this
announcement. The Congress has made the announcement so that it can
get en-bloc votes of the Dalit community." He urged the Dalit
community to make a resolve that they shall defeat the Congress and
vote for the Shivshakti-Bhimshakti alliance back to power in the BMC
and for construction of a grand memorial for Dr. Ambedkar.
Meanwhile, RPI-A leader Ramdas Athavale has upped the ante by
demanding that the promised transfer of land for the memorial be done
before January 26 or else there will be an intense agitation.
Mantralaya sources added that the BMC has been asked to look into the
issue of granting FSI for the proposed memorial.
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