Sena to focus on Jaitapur,mill workers in monsoon session

“Why are we forced to follow up on these issues?…. Don’t they (government) have any sensitivity left?” he asked reporters. He also questioned why the Centre was rushing to set up nuclear power plants at a time when the Western world was phasing them out.

Pointing out that Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan’s wife Satvasheela’s purse had been stolen from a train,Uddhav asked how Chavan could be expected to maintain law and order in the state. He also sought free housing for workers of the defunct textile mills in Mumbai,pointing out that such free housing was essential as the workers had been rendered jobless and their families were facing hardships.

On statements made by his estranged cousin and MNS president Raj Thackeray seeking a permit system in Mumbai,Uddhav said Sena chief Bal Thackeray had made the demand earlier. “If 10 people are talking about a stance taken by the Shiv Sena and our chief at that time,then it proves that the Sena chief had a foresight.”

Thackeray backs Murthy on bribery remarks

Infosys founder Narayana Murthy’s suggestion that legal immunity be given to bribe givers has met with support from the Shiv Sena,with party supremo Bal Thackeray welcoming the statement and saying that a possibility regarding protecting the bribe giver and punishing the bribe taker could be explored.

“Murthy must have made a suggestion considering the way in which the Congress has been ruling the country. He vented his frustration after losing hope on stopping corruption,” Thackeray said ina statement. He said Murthy might have made the statement considering that it was impossible to get work done without paying bribes.

“The number of people taking bribes in the country is more than those who offer bribes. It should be seen whether those who pay (bribes) can be protected while punishing those who take (bribes),” Thackeray said. He sarcastically added that Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi be appointed on a committee to draft a law that could grant legal protection to bribe takers.