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Sub-nationalism, Regionalism
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<b>MNS revives anti-north Indian campaign, targets railway hopefuls</b>

Around 1,700 candidates from across the country were scheduled to report for the Railway Recruitment Board’s (RRB) Examination held in Mumbai on Sunday. But the candidates were callously ousted from the city by rioting Maharashtra Navnirman Sena activists who once again went on an anti-north Indian rampage.

The examination was conducted at centres across the city for the posts of assistant station manager, goods guard and enquiry-cum-reservation clerk. Hundreds of hopeful candidates arrived in the city on Saturday, and were to spend the night at railway stations before appearing for the exam on Sunday morning.

Many like Harinarayan Chakkilal, however, could not attend the exam. Chakkilal, a 36-year-old geography graduate from Tikamgarh in Madhya Pradesh who had been preparing for the exam for the past six months, broke his hand during Saturday’s riots.

Close to midnight on Saturday, a mob of 14-15 persons waving MNS flags, shouting anti-north Indian slogans, barged into the station premises and assaulted the candidates, demanding that they leave the state as soon as possible. Thakur Ram, 26, a candidate who had taken shelter at Kalyan GRP said, “All my luggage was stolen during the riots, including the money I had brought. Now I have borrowed money from police officers to go back home.” N D Randir, a constable with Government Railway Police who tried to intervene, was also attacked by the miscreants. In a similar instance, MNS activists barged into the Thane railway station premises and threatened north Indian applicants to leave as soon as possible. “They smashed a metal pipe on my leg and I was in no position to resist them.

They beat me up with kicks and punches till I fell unconscious,” recalled 35-year-old Ashok Paswan, an aspirant who suffered from a broken leg and was admitted to the Thane Civil Hospital. MNS volunteers also protested outside exam centres in Dombivli, Bhandup, Vikhroli, Bandra and Borivli. Fearing another attack, candidates chose to stay away from the exams.

All 21 centres for the RRB exams in Kalyan, Dombivli and Thane witnessed attendance below 30 per cent on Sunday. The worried candidates are now in fear of being attacked on the trains back home. “Please send us back safely. I vow that I will never come back again,” pleaded 21-year-old Chandradev Kumar. Nearly 35 MNS workers have been arrested. The Thane GRP has filed a case of rioting against four unknown MNS volunteers.

Officials speak:

Suneet Sharma, assistant divisional railway manager and in charge of the exams conducted on the Central Railway said, “We had exams at 82 centres on the CR, where 12,000 candidates were supposed to appear. There were protests outside 14 centres, but only at Nerul did the protesters manage to barge into the exam centre.”

A K Sharma, GRP commissioner said, “Violent incidences were reported at Kalyan and Thane. We have arrested three people and are looking for more.” On the Western Railway, there were violent incidences reported at Bhayandar, Bandra and Andheri; 16,000 candidates were supposed to report to more than 100 centres allotted there,” said a WR spokesperson.

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Oct 19, 11:59 am

मुंबई [जासं]। उत्तर भारत से रेलवे की परीक्षा देने मुंबई आए परीक्षार्थियों पर रविवार को एक बार फिर महाराष्ट्र नवनिर्माण सेना [मनसे] एवं शिवसेना ने मिलकर हमला बोला। दर्जनों परीक्षार्थियों को लाठियों और लात-घूसों से चोट पहुंचाई गई। कई केंद्रों परपरीक्षा के पर्चे एवं कापियां फाड़ दी गई।

रेलवे भर्ती बोर्ड द्वारा रविवार को मुंबई में सहायक स्टेशन मास्टर, गार्ड, एवं क्लर्क पदों की भर्ती के लिए लिखित परीक्षा आयोजित की गई थी। ये परीक्षाएं मध्य रेलवे द्वारा मुंबई एवं निकटवर्ती ठाणे जिले के 82 परीक्षा केंद्रों पर आयोजित की गई थीं।

सुबह 10 बजे से शुरू होने वाली परीक्षाओं के लिए बड़ी संख्या में परीक्षार्थी एक दिन पहले ही आ गए थे। इनमें से ज्यादातर कल्याण, ठाणे एवं मुंबईके विभिन्न रेलवे स्टेशनों पर रुके हुए थे। कुछ ने अपने-अपने केंद्रों के बाहर ही रात गुजारी। इन परीक्षार्थियों पर सुबह ही मोटरसाइकिलों पर सवार मनसे एवं शिवसेना कार्यकर्ताओं ने हमला बोल दिया एवं लाठियों, पत्थरों और लात-घूसों से जमकर मारा।

परीक्षा शुरू होने के बाद भी हिंसा का ये दौर जारी रहा। परीक्षा केंद्रों में घुसकर उपद्रवियों ने पर्चे एवं कापियां तक फाड़ डालीं। हमेशा की भांति देर से जगी पुलिस ने खानापूरी के अंदाज में शिवसेना एवं मनसे के कुछ कार्यकर्ताओंको विभिन्न स्थानों से हिरासत में लिया।

नवंबर 2003 में भी रेलवे की परीक्षा देने मुंबई आए उत्तार प्रदेश एवं बिहार के परीक्षार्थियों को कल्याण रेलवे स्टेशन पर शिवसैनिकों ने जमकर पीटा था। उस समय राज ठाकरे शिवसेना में ही थे। तब माना गया था कि विरासत की लड़ाई में अपने चचेरे भाई उद्धव ठाकरे को पछाड़ने के लिए ही उन्होंने यह अतिवादी कदम उठाया था।

अब राज ठाकरे अपना अलग पार्टी बना चुके हैं और पिछली फरवरी से उत्तार भारतीय लोगों के खिलाफ हिंसक आंदोलन चला रहे हैं। मराठियों के बीच अपना जनाधार बचाने के लिए अब शिव सेना भी इस मुहिम में कूद गई है।

रेलवे के कहने पर राज्य सरकार ने 82 में 67 परीक्षा केंद्रों पर तो सुरक्षा के कड़े इंतजाम किए थे, लेकिन 15 को भगवान भरोसे छोड़ दिया। इन्हीं परीक्षा केंद्रों पर मनसे और शिवसेना कार्यकर्ताओं ने जम कर उत्पात किया।

पटना से मिली खबर के अनुसार बिहार के मुख्यमंत्री नीतीश कुमार ने उत्तार भारतीय खास कर बिहारी परीक्षार्थियों पर हमले की कटु निंदा की। कुमार ने इस मामले में महाराष्ट्र के मुख्यमंत्री विलासराव देशमुख को फोन कर इन परीक्षार्थियों को पर्याप्त सुरक्षा मुहैया कराने का आग्रह किया।

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