In Mumbai, a woman was allegedly refused office space in the Mulund locality due to her Marathi background. A viral video capturing her heated argument with the father-son pair has had netizens fuming.
The incident details
The video that has now gone viral features Tripti Devrukhkar, who had visited the Shiv Sadan building in Mulund, situated in the northeastern suburbs of the city, to inspect an office space.
The video has gained widespread attention, depicting a confrontation between Tripti Deorukhkar and a father-son duo of Gujarati descent. In the video, the two men vehemently refuse to rent the property to Deorukhkar, explicitly stating that they won't lease to Marathi individuals.
A resident of Mulund, Trupti Deorukhkar, shared her disappointment on social media, revealing that she was denied accommodation solely because of her Marathi identity. She explained that she recorded the video to prevent the men from later denying their discriminatory behaviour.
Conversely, the men can be heard instructing Deorukhkar to cease recording and put her phone away. When she declined to comply, one of the men forcefully took her phone during the heated exchange.
In response to the incident, the police had registered a case against the two men, who have been apprehended for their actions. The two were arrested and later released on bail, as per reports.
Political Row Erupts
Prominent opposition leaders in Maharashtra have strongly criticized the state government and raised questions about whether any action will be taken against the individuals associated with the society for their disrespectful treatment of a Marathi woman.
Nana Patole, the Congress state president, along with Aditya Thackeray and Sushma Andhare of Shiv Sena-UBT, Dr Jitendra Awhad of the Nationalist Congress Party, Sandeep Deshpande of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, and others have expressed their vehement reactions to this incident.
Sushma Andhare, a Shiv Sena leader, has inquired whether Maharashtra's Chief Minister, Eknath Shinde, and Deputy Chief Minister, Devendra Fadnavis, will take any action in response to this matter.
Aaditya Thackeray has described the incident as "irritating," while Sushma Andhare has raised questions about the actions Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis intend to take.
Nana Patole has demanded to know whether there is "no place for Marathis" in Mumbai anymore, and other leaders from the Congress party have asked whether the Shinde administration will take any steps against the society involved in this incident.
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