MTDC employee suspended after alleged attack on Marathi neighbour
Deccan ChronicleMumbai:The issue of an alleged assault on a Marathi-speaking family in Kalyan city rocked both the houses of the Maharashtra Legislature on Friday with chief minister Devendra Fadnavis assuring that no injustice will be done to Marathi people in Maharashtra and Mumbai. The CM also announced the suspension of Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation employee Akhilesh Shukla after a video of him and his wife attacking a Marathi family at Kalyan in Thane district went viral where the attackers are seen making derogatory remarks against Marathi people. Shiv Sena MLC Anil Parab raised the issue saying Shukla not only insulted and attacked the Marathi family but told the victims that he works in Mantralaya and several Marathi staffers clean his office. In the Vidhan Sabha, the issue was raised by Shiv Sena MLA Sunil Prabhu, on which Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said injustice against Marathi people will not be tolerated and assured a strict action against Shukla.