Just for the heck of it

A lot depended on Samajwadi Party leader Abu Asim Azmi. In fact, Azmi's oath in Marathi would have changed everything in Maharashtra.

Just for the heck of it

A lot depended on Samajwadi Party leader Abu Asim Azmi. In fact, Azmi's oath in Marathi would have changed everything in Maharashtra.

Had Azmi taken the oath in Marathi, the inflated electricity bills in suburbs would have fallen by over 50 per cent.

Had Azmi, not been stubborn, and struggled through his oath in Marathi, the rising prices of vegetables and cereals could have been brought under control.

The water problem in the city could have been resolved had Azmi taken the oath in the state language.

Come on, this very party, which claims to have made a spectacular debut in theu00a0 Assembly elections is now backu2013tracking as far as its election promises are concerned. They were different when they were begging for votes and are different when 13 of their MLAs have made it to the Maharashtra Assembly.

Marathi is the language of the people of Maharashtra. I can speak Marathi, but I will not allow anyone to force me to do so. It's my wish.

I am dead sure those who voted for this 13u2013MLA party will now be regretting their decision. The boss of this 13u2013MLA party promised to take up the cause of the people. The cause of price rise and inflated electricity bills.

If these guys are going to fight over language, who will take up the real issues? For an Opposition's role is to create ruckus for the people's cause. What cause are they fighting for?

Is the Shiv Sena right in accusing the debutant party of being an extended arm of the ruling Congress government? Looking at the sequence of events that happened on Monday, the allegations can be looked into.

Although they created a ruckus after Azmi took oath in Hindi, they did not have a problem with Amin Patel (Congress MLA from Mumbadevi) also taking the oath in Hindi.

Has Congress really created a monster?

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