US EditionRaj Thackeray Takes a Dig at Nishikant Dubey After His ‘Patak Patak Ke Maarenge’ Remark: 'Dubo Dubo Ke Maarenge'
MAHARASHTRA, INDIA, JUL 18 – Raj Thackeray and BJP MP Nishikant Dubey exchanged threats amid protests against Hindi imposition, with MNS warning of school shutdowns and citing 31-32% Marathi speakers in Mumbai.
- On July 18, 2025, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena leader Raj Thackeray strongly responded at a Mira Bhayandar rally to a provocative statement made by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey, who had threatened the Marathi-speaking community with repeated physical attacks.
- The conflict arose after the BJP-led Maharashtra government introduced and then revoked two Government Resolutions mandating Hindi under the three-language policy in primary schools, amid protests by MNS and Shiv Sena.
- Thackeray denounced Hindi imposition, insisted Marathi should be mandatory in all schools, and threatened to shut down schools if the policy reemerged, while Dubey defended his comments and challenged attacks on Hindi speakers.
- Thackeray cited Dubey’s provocative claim about repeatedly assaulting Marathi people and countered with a vow to retaliate in Mumbai’s waters, highlighting the intense verbal exchange fueling the controversy.
- This dispute highlights ongoing tensions over language politics in Maharashtra, emphasizing Marathi identity protection and regional backlash against perceived Hindi imposition in education policies.
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Maharashtra News: Responding to Raj Thackeray's statement, Nitesh Rane said that instead of closing schools, close the madrasas, no education is provided in madrasas, no one teaches Marathi there.
·India
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Raj Thackeray takes a dig at Nishikant Dubey after his ‘patak patak ke maarenge’ remark: 'Dubo Dubo ke maarenge'
The Hindi-Marathi language dispute in Maharashtra intensified as MNS chief Raj Thackeray responded to BJP MP Nishikant Dubey's remarks. Thackeray emphasised the importance of the Marathi language and warned against imposing Hindi in schools.
·New Delhi, India
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