Markets Shut Across Thane After Shopkeeper Assaulted For Refusing To Speak Marathi
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.
