Regionalism in India: Regionalist parties in India, 2008 attacks on Uttar Pradesh and Bihar migrants in Maharashtra

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 27. Chapters: Regionalist parties in India, 2008 attacks on Uttar Pradesh and Bihar migrants in Maharashtra, 19 October 2008 All-India Railway Recruitment Board examination attack, Mangalorean regionalism, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, Karnataka Rakshana Vedike, Uttarakhand Kranti Dal, Telugu Desam Party, 1991 Anti-Tamil Riots of Karnataka, Asom Gana Parishad, Telangana Rashtra Samithi, Gorkha National Liberation Front, Jammu & Kashmir National Conference, Shiromani Akali Dal, Biju Janata Dal, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, Perunthalaivar Makkal Katchi, People's Party of Punjab, Tamil Nadu Kongu Ilaignar Peravai, Telangana Praja Front. Excerpt: The 2008 attacks on North Indians in Maharashtra began on 3 February 2008 after violent clashes between workers of two political parties-Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) and Samajwadi Party (SP)-at Dadar in Mumbai, capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. The clashes took place when workers of MNS, a splinter faction formed out of the Shiv Sena (a major political party of Maharashtra), tried to attack workers of SP, the regional party based in Uttar Pradesh, who were proceeding to attend a rally organised by the United National Progressive Alliance (UNPA). Defending his party's stand, MNS chief Raj Thackeray explained that the attack was a reaction to the "provocative and unnecessary show of strength" and "uncontrolled political and cultural dadagiri (bullying) of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar migrants and their leaders". In the events leading to these clashes, Raj Thackeray made critical remarks, themed around language politics and regionalism, about migrants from the North Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, accusing them of spoiling Maharashtrian culture and not mingling with them. At political rallies held across the state, he questioned the loyalty of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan towards...