On the very day the Maharashtra government withdrew its orders on the implementation of the three-language policy in the state, which the opposition has termed an attempt at “Hindi imposition”, a shopkeeper was assaulted by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers in Thane for asking them why speaking in Marathi should be compulsory.
A video, which has gone viral, shows several members of the Raj Thackeray-led party surrounding the shopkeeper on Sunday night. While one argues with the shopkeeper, another warns him that he would be thrashed.
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