Achi news desk-
NCP Maratha candidate Virendra Verma comments on Punjabi society.
Maratha Virendra Verma, NCP-INLD’s co-candidate from the Karnal Lok Sabha seat in Haryana, does not refrain from repeatedly using the word Jhangi for the Punjabi community. Maratha declarations are opposed in Karnal, Assandh, Gharaunda and other areas, despite this
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It is believed that Maratha Karnal wants to take electoral advantage by fanning local politics against Punjabi in the Lok Sabha. Maratha said today that outside candidates have exploited us and got others to do the same. He tried to explain that I had given an example that outsiders do not protect our interests.
People from the Punjabi community burnt a Maratha effigy at Committee Chowk in Karnal.
Nobody gave anything about Punjabi society Statement
When Virendra Maratha, who arrived in Panipat on the last day of the campaign, was asked by the journalists that he had given a statement regarding the Punjabi society, which was being opposed. On this, Maratha said that I did not give any statement regarding Punjabi society. I was in the outer village of Assandh constituency, which is a village of Rajputs, there I spoke about local and from outside.
At the same time people had told me why do you call the external candidates as outsiders, call them Jhangi, they are Jhangi. People living in Jhang area will be called Jhangi. When they speak Jhangi, they should be proud. What did I say, there are only two jhangis standing and I’m local. Both are from the outside.
People from Punjabi community in Gharaunda protest against Maratha Virendra Verma’s statement.
Maratha is in no mood to apologize
Maratha said that what would hurt the society, I have hardly said anything wrong and the society should not take it upon itself. You will feel proud if someone calls you by the name of your old place. Is it wrong to be a jhangi? The people living in Multan area are called Multani. This will have no effect on my vote bank. Burning an effigy is a small thought. They should feel proud, why does Jangi feel guilty, is there something wrong with him.
People present at the public meeting of Maratha Virendra Verma.
The people of the Punjabi Maratha community have destroyed Mannequin
Punjabi society has been hurt by Maratha’s statement and they have even burnt the effigy. In such a situation, the kind of rhetoric coming from the Maratha side again and again does not seem to indicate that the Marathas are in a mood to apologize to the Punjabi community for calling them Jhangi again and again and also explained that they say that it is not wrong to say Jangi.
