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Asking the MNS to emulate the US, which elected an African-American President in Barack Obama jettisoning racial bias, former union minister and senior BJP leader C P Thakur, on Thursday advised the political leaders not to divide the country by pursuing regional agenda.
While congratulating Obama for his landslide victory in his bid for the White House, Thakur, a Rajya Sabha MP, said, 8220;The people of America have risen above racism and voted for a black President for the first time. It is unfortunate that the leaders in India are bent on dividing the country.8221; The BJP leader asked both RJD and LJP to withdraw their support from UPA government if it does not take stringent action against Maharashtra government, which failed to check anti-north Indian violence unleashed by MNS activists.
Expressing 8220;deep anguish and concern8221; over the MNS-backed violence, he alleged, 8220;This could not have happened without the collusion and connivance of the Centre.8221;
8220;We have lost four sons of Bihar because of the hate campaign started by MNS,8221; Thakur said.
8220;Congress party is hand-in-glove with MNS and Raj Thackeray,8221; he said.Thakur, a former Union Health and Family Welfare Minister demanded the dismissal of Vilasrao Deshmukh government, saying 8220;it had completely failed in checking violent attacks on north-Indians8221;.
8220;The Union government must immediately dismiss the Maharashtra government and bring the state under Central rule.
The Deshmukh dispensation appears totally incapable to deal with the situation,8221; he demanded.
Terming RJD supremo Lalu Prasad8217;s decision of seeking resignations from his MPs and MLAs as a 8220;drama8221;, the BJP leader demanded it should be stopped forthwith and all political parties in Bihar should work together to 8220;put pressure on the Centre to check the ongoing hooliganism in Maharashtra.8221;8221;
