Political Dadgiri, which is enlightened by social media, makes the maximum city uncomfortable. Bharat News

Mumbai: Taking recourse to violence in the name of claiming Marathi Asmita (Presties) with activists of political parties like Shiv Sena, Army (UBT) and Maharashtra Navneman Sena (MNS), a feeling has caught many people, especially to provide services and run small establishments in the classroom.They are afraid that they or their employees may be targeted because they do not call Marathi fluently. On Tuesday, the political aggression appearing in the acts of violence like Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Gikwad, who slapped a canteen staff in the MLA hostel, has also become a cause of concern. Some people say that the so -called “language war” needs to be curbed immediately.Purana Singh Rajput, whose family comes from Nathdwara in Rajasthan, runs a grocery store in Meera Road. Rajput said, “I was born here and knew Marathi, but my father who has been in the city for three decades cannot speak Marathi. I am afraid that tomorrow any worker may face my father and can humiliate him just because he does not speak Marathi,” Rajput said.A taxi driver from UP, who did not want to name, said that his understanding of Marathi is “30%”. He said, “I have been working in Mumbai for 25 years and lifted it to work. I can answer basic questions, if someone wants to test me,” he said, this insufficiency has now created a sense of insecurity.He said that Indians should be free to work where they want within the country, and should not be forced by language. He said, “Maharashtrians live in separate states and do not work and no one demands that they learn Odia in Bhojpuri or Odisha in Bihar. Then why do we do, in Maharashtra, learn Marathi? It’s nothing, but seeing politics, BMC is around corner,” he said.Many people say that learning language is an advantage, but forcing someone to speak in the tongue, it is similar to promoting linguistic outpost, and violence is to “punish” that cannot speak this language, it is only anarchy. They also blame the misuse of social media for increasing the acts of violence in the name of claiming linguistic domination. Sheikh Abdullah, whose bakery at Kurla employs about 200 workers from various states, said that to win voters ahead of the BMC poll, political activists are raising big slogans and creating an atmosphere of fear. “We are working for us people from different states and no matter where they are from as long as they work efficiently. But there is a fear that someone may hurt them if they fail in the language test, “he said.Captain Nalin Bilochan Pandey, who originally runs a shipping company from Navi Mumbai, originally from Bihar. “My Maharashtrian employees failed the matriculation examination in Marathi, while my daughter, who has a Bihari origin, tops Marathi in the same exam. Therefore, putting people into language tests and using violence against those who cannot speak your language and are unacceptable and are in danger of social harmony,” Pandey said.