MUMBAI: Amid the ongoing controversy over the feeding of pigeons, especially after the aggressive stand taken by the Jain community, the Shiv Sena(UBT) on Monday said Mumbai is the capital of Maharashtra and the Marathi people have the right to decide about the future of the city.
The Thackeray camp has claimed that a society that becomes violent in the name of religion for pigeons can only happen during the Modi era. "The Fadnavis government should issue an ordinance now and remove injustice against Jains. The government should announce that pigeon houses are being opened in the grounds of all Jain builder complexes and in the newly built Jain gymkhana at Marine Lines in South Mumbai. There is no problem in fulfilling this demand of the peace-loving Jain society. They do not want a reservation. They want space for pigeons, and it can be found in Jain societies, ” it taunted.