Workers of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) and members of other political parties forced the removal of a Gujarati display board at the office of a BJP MLA from Gujarat in Navi Mumbai’s Seawoods area on Monday. The plaque was taken down under police supervision outside the public relations office of Virendrasinh Bahadursinh Jadeja, who represents the Rapar assembly constituency in Gujarat.
Last week, the MNS had issued an ultimatum demanding that the board be removed.
On Monday, MNS Navi Mumbai City Secretary Sachin Kadam led a protest march to the NRI Sagari police station, joined by leaders from the Shiv Sena (UBT), Congress, and the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar faction).
The delegation submitted a memorandum to the police, demanding the immediate removal of the Gujarati signboard and its replacement with one in Marathi. They also called for action against those they accused of “insulting” the Marathi identity.
Senior Police Inspector Sunil Kadam of the NRI Sagari police station assured the protesters that the board would be removed promptly.
Following this assurance, MNS leaders and supporters gathered at the BJP MLA’s office, where, in the presence of police personnel, the plaque in Gujarati was taken down.
“In the presence of the police, the Gujarati plaque was removed, and the BJP MLA’s worker publicly apologised to all Marathi people and promised to install a Marathi dais within a few hours,” the MNS said in a statement.
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