Raj Thackeray bats for Uniform Civil Code, urges PM Modi to bring population control law
Pune (Maharashtra), May 22: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bring Uniform Civil Code (UCC) and law on population control in the country.
Addressing a rally in Pune on Sunday, Thackeray said, "I request the Prime Minister to bring Uniform Civil Code at the earliest, also bring a law on population control and change the name of Aurangabad to Sambhajinaga. Do it at once and all the dispute will end."
Talking about postponing his Ayodhya visit, the MNS chief stated, "Two days ago, I tweeted about postponing my Ayodhya visit. I intentionally gave the statement to allow everyone to give their reactions. Those who were against my Ayodhya visit were trying to trap me, but I decided not to fall into this controversy."
Raj Thackeray had postponed his planned Ayodhya visit which was scheduled for June 5.
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He also slammed Amravati MP Navneet Rana and her MLA husband Ravi Rana for the ruckus outside the residence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.
"After I asked my workers to play Hanuman Chalisa on loudspeakers, the Rana couple (Ravi and Navneet Rana) said they will recite Hanuman Chalisa at Matoshree. Is Matoshree a mosque? Everyone knows what happened between Shiv Sainiks and the Rana couple later," said the MNS chief.
Meanwhile, heavy deployment of the police was made at Ganesh Kala Krida Manch in Pune where Raj Thackeray addressed a rally on Sunday.
Thackeray has been at the centre stage of the loudspeakers row in Maharashtra.
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