Mumbai: Clash Over Non-Veg Food, MNS Joins

On Thursday, Mumbai Police intervened after a heated dispute erupted between Gujarati and Marathi-speaking residents in Ghatkopar over the alleged consumption of non-vegetarian food.

MNS workers also joined the dispute and accused housing society members of insulting Marathi-speaking residents over their non-vegetarian food habits.

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Language, Food Choices Spark Tensions in Mumbai Society; Police, MNS Step In

Later, Maharashtra minister Ashish Shelar said such incidents of “disrespect” on the basis of language were unacceptable.

An MNS worker’s video warning Gujarati residents and accusing them of ill-treating four Marathi-speaking families in the society went viral on social media Wednesday.

In the video, local MNS leader Raj Parte says that people called the Marathi-speaking families “dirty” for their choice of food.

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In the video, Raj Parte says, “Anybody can live in Mumbai and work here, but we will not tolerate such things… how can others dictate what they should eat?”

A building resident is heard countering him, stating that there were no restrictions about food. As the argument escalated, some residents alerted Ghatkopar Police, who intervened and sorted out the issue, news agency PTI reported, citing an eyewitness.

The police asked the residents of the society not to ill-treat their Marathi-speaking neighbours and warned of legal action otherwise, the witness said.

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