Say hello to the Raj Thackery of MP

Why have Biharis become target practice for everyone in India? First it was Raj Thackeray who expressed displeasure over Biharis and North Indians in general stepping in 'his' Maharashtra, now Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan has announced that Biharis should get out of 'his' state.

According to Shivraj Singh Chauhan, workers from Bihar as well as Uttar Pradesh are not welcome in the state of Madhya Pradesh. "Locals should be given preference in employment in the indsutries being set up in the state. It should not happen that people should come from outside...Bihar and get the jobs here" he said.

Chauhan announced at a public function in Satna that local youth ought to be trained and given the first preference giving jobs, and that both government and private companies should prefer employing people in MP instead of those from Bihar or UP. Goes without saying the fat went right into the fire for Chauhan, and he was met with mass outrage over his flaming statement. And unlike Mr Thackeray, Chauhan quickly resorted to denying making any such statement. In his new statement, Chauhan said 'people from Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab or any other region of India should come to Madhya Pradesh and will always be welcomed.'

RJD chief and former Bihar CM Lalu Yadav called Chauhan a nutcase, claiming that the MP CM has lost his mental balance. “Not only that, what he has said is unconstitutional,” he added. According to BJP spokesperson Prakash Javdekar "Chauhan should not be compared to Raj Thackeray, every state has to look after its own interests."

"This is very shameful and unfortunate. JD-U’s Shivanand Tiwari also said it was an irresponsible statement from the CM of Madhya Pradesh." said UP Congress chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi. LJP President Ramvilas Paswan suggested that Chauhan should voluntarily retire to prevent any more rubbish public statements. "The statement made by Chouhan is unfortunate... a person holding a top constitutional post should not not react in this manner... he should resign immediately," Paswan told reporters