“Mumbai Will Cease To Be Financial Capital If Gujaratis and Marwaris leave”: Bhagat Singh Koshyari

“If Gujaratis and Rajasthanis are removed from Maharashtra, especially Mumbai and Thane, no money would be left here,” Bhagat Singh Koshyari said.

Mumbai| Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has once again made a controversial statement. A video of this incident is going viral on social media. Koshyari said that Mumbai will cease to be a financial capital if Gujaratis and Marwaris (Rajasthanis) are removed from the city. He said that no money would be left here if these two communities are not part of the city.

He was addressing an event at the inauguration of a chowk in Andheri after the late Shantidevi Champalalji Kothari on Friday. Praising the Gujarati and Marwari community, Koshyari said that wherever they go, they contribute to the development of that region by building schools, hospitals etc.

#WATCH | If Gujaratis and Rajasthanis are removed from Maharashtra, especially Mumbai and Thane, no money would be left here. Mumbai would not be able to remain the financial capital of the country: Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari pic.twitter.com/l3SlOFMc0v

— ANI (@ANI) July 30, 2022

“If Gujaratis and Rajasthanis are removed from Maharashtra, especially Mumbai and Thane, no money would be left here. Mumbai would not be able to remain the financial capital of the country,” Bhagat Singh Koshyari said.

His statement, however, has created a furore in the state.

Sanjay Raut Reacts

Shivsena MP Sanjay Raut reacting to Koshyari’s statement said this is a gross insult of Marathi Manoos. He said that in short, the governor has called Marathi Manoos a beggar. “Even Morarji Desai did not insult 105 Marathi martyrs like this.. Chief Minister Shinde…are you listening? That your Maharashtra is different.. If you have a shred of self-respect, first ask for the governor’s resignation. How much should one lean in front of Delhi?” Sanjay Raut asked.

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थोडक्यात काय तर महाराष्ट्र व मराठी माणूस भिकारडा
आहे…
105 मराठी हुतात्म्यांचा असा अपमान मोरारजी देसाई यांनी देखील केला नव्हता..
मुख्यमंत्री शिंदे …ऐकताय ना.
की तुमचा महाराष्ट्र वेगळा आहे..
स्वाभिमानाचा अंश उरला असेल तर आधी राज्यपालांचा राजीनामा मागा..
दिल्ली पुढे किती झुकताय? pic.twitter.com/qhjQ3nGEwf

— Sanjay Raut (@rautsanjay61) July 30, 2022

Shivsena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi too said that this is an insult to the hard work of the people of Maharashtra and Marathi Manoos who have toiled day in and day out to make the state the leading state of the country. “The Governor should apologise immediately, failing which, we will demand to replace him,” she tweeted.

This is an insult to the hard work of the people of Maharashtra and Marathi Manoos who have toiled day in and day out to make the state the leading state of the country. The Governor should apologise immediately,failing which,we will demand to replace him. pic.twitter.com/3D8pM5EIIH

— Priyanka Chaturvedi🇮🇳 (@priyankac19) July 30, 2022

Congress, NCP Hit Back

NCP MP Supriya Sule said that Bhagat Singh Koshyari’s statement is belittling Marathi Manoos. “As a Marathi Manoos, I condemn his statement. 105 martyrs shed their blood in the struggle of United Maharashtra for Mumbai. This city has stood because of the thunder fist of millions of Marathi people,” she tweeted.

महाराष्ट्राचे राज्यपाल मा. भगतसिंह कोश्यारी यांचे विधान मराठी माणसांना कमी लेखणारे असे आहे. त्यांच्या विधानाचा मराठी माणूस म्हणून मी निषेध करते.याच मुंबईसाठी संयुक्त महाराष्ट्राच्या लढ्यात १०५ हुतात्म्यांनी रक्त सांडले. लाखो मराठी माणसांच्या वज्रमुठीमुळे हे शहर उभा राहिले आहे. pic.twitter.com/0fzigFkhKe

— Supriya Sule (@supriya_sule) July 30, 2022

She added, “This statement of the Governor is insulting to those martyrs. This city was built by labourers. All of them have the first right to Mumbai. This is ‘Aamchi Mumbai’ for all who are born on this soil and love Mumbai.”

इनका नाम 'कोश्यारी' है। लेकिन एक गवर्नर के तौर पर जो बोलते हैं और करते हैं उसमें थोड़ी भी 'होशियारी' नहीं होती। ये कुर्सी पर सिर्फ इसलिए बैठे हैं क्योंकि 'हम दो' के आदेश का निष्ठा पूर्वक पालन करते हैं।

pic.twitter.com/kBHMNelgxu

— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) July 30, 2022

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh too tweeted the video of Koshyari and said that even though the governor’s name is “Koshyari” there is no “Hoshiyari” (Smartness) in what he says or does. “He is sitting on the chair only because we faithfully obey the command of ‘we two’,” Jairam Ramesh said.

मा. राज्यपालांकडून कोणाचा ही अपमान झालेला नाही..
त्यांनी फक्त त्या-त्या समाजाला त्यांच्या योगदानाचे श्रेय दिले आहे..
त्यांच्या विरोधात बोलणाऱ्यांनी..किती मराठी माणसांना मोठे किंवा श्रीमंत केले?किती मराठी तरुणांना bmc चे contract दिले?तेव्हा तुम्हाला शाह आणि अग्रवाल पाहीजे असतात..

— nitesh rane (@NiteshNRane) July 30, 2022

Meanwhile, BJP leader Nitesh Rane has tried to defend the Governor. He said that the governor did not insult anyone but only tried to credit the communities for their contribution. “Those who spoke against them..how many Marathi people made big or rich? how many Marathi youths were given bmc contracts? then you should see shah and Agarwal,” he said.

Meanwhile, Shivsena chief Uddhav Thackeray is set to address a press conference eon this matter.