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Shiv Sena to press for 80% job quota for local people
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena will hold a massive convention of its senior party representatives on Sunday to chalk out a new strategy to ensure that 80 per cent of jobs are reserved for local Maharashtrians. After Raj Thackeray, the rebel nephew of Sena chief Bal Thackeray, kicked up a controversy over "teaching Biharis a lesson" if they did not respect the local Marathi-speaking people, the Sena is raising its pet demand in a more organised manner this time. Around 10,000 party functionaries from across the state will attend the convention organised by Sthaniya Lokadhikar Samiti Mahasangh, a Sena unit to protect the rights of Marathis. The Sena wants to launch a fight for a quota for Marathis in the state in all sectors - in government and semi-government organisations, railways, postal department, private enterprises, oil and insurance companies, hospitals as well as Indian and foreign banks. The party already has its trade union presence in Indian Airlines, Air India, hotels and some oil companies. "We want economic development for Mumbai and Maharashtra but not at the cost of local people's livelihood," says Rajan Tulaskar, Vice-President of the Mahasangh. Posted by: Fred 2007-03-22 |
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