Sena chides Punjab CM over 'UP ke Bhaiya' remark, spare us the 'gyaan', says Twitter

By Vipin Vijayan | First Published Feb 17, 2022, 11:57 AM IST

Congress party's ally in Maharashtra, the Shiv Sena on Thursday targetted Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi over his 'UP ke Bhaiya' remark while addressing an election gathering in the state.

Taking to Twitter, Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi said, "Political parties have failed the people of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. That is why those who have a choice, migrate. Just like Indians wanting to go abroad. Successive governments could not give them opportunities and jobs. But when they are in other states, they are contributors to their economy."

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"Look around you, they are your unorganized labour and sometimes your cheap labour. They are your service providers, your businessmen, your entrepreneurs, lawmakers, bureaucrats. More importantly, they are Indians. Stop mocking them," he said.

The Shiv Sena's response comes a day after the video showing Channi egging people not to allow "bhaiyas from UP, Delhi and Bihar from coming to Punjab" went viral. The Congress received massive backlash for the remarks, especially considering that the party's Uttar Pradesh in-charge, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was standing next to Channi and applauding the remark.

Twitter remark backfires

The Shiv Sena leader's remarks on migrants prompted some users to remind her of her party's track record when it comes to handling migrants.

Some Twitter users asked Chaturvedi to go back and read up on her party's history. Others reminded her of how migrants were thrashed and abused in Maharashtra.

Madam somehow u forgot u r nt part of congress.Shiv Sena has always believed tht Up/bihari bhaiyas can be thrashed and abused.plz read your so called political party history before u tweet something

— Jitendra Saraf (@jitendrasaraf)

Perhaps these sermons ought to be given to Sainiks and Saamana editors. https://t.co/JMM1tRTA6I

— Suhas (@Suhas_AN)

Madam, Shiv Sena had the similar views on people of UP and Bihar. They had slogans “Lungi Bagao” for South Indians. Ask how coastal Karnataka Tulu people fought those Shiv Sainiks and still thrived.

— Ashok Shetty (ಅಶೋಕ -#JaiShreeRam) 🇮🇳 (@ashokshetty1970)

The Shiv Sena, which was founded in June 1966, was vehemently opposed to migrants arriving in Mumbai, and across Maharashtra, in search of livelihood. However, the stance adopted by party founder late Bal Thackeray seems to have been diluted to an extent by the present Sena chief and Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.

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