Mumbai belongs to whom?

Well, it is not very easy to answer. The storm over this issue has engulfed the country for past 2 days. After Congress and Sena, now other parties have also joined the stormy debate. and it has become intense as Rahul is visiting Mumbai today. Government is determined to carry out Rahul's visit successfully as Shiv Sainik protest. Well, this entire issue started when some students protested in Rahul Gandhi's visit to Bihar. Disturbed Rahul spoke against Both Senas next day and that was enough for Senas to roar. Rahul had no reason to dig out this sensitive issue at this time when nothing had happened in Mumbai.

This entire debate is being carried out without understanding each other's views. and sadly it is carried out thru electronic media which has nothing to do with issue but incresse TRP. Mr. Uddhav Thakarey recently cleared that noone is expelling outsiders from Mumbai but expecting them to learn Marathi. This is a very much valid point. Mumbai is a capital of Maharashtra and Marathi is Rajbhasha of Maharashtra, so it is very much obvious for recidents of Mumbai to speak Marathi.

It is also said that, in Mumbai, first preference should be given to Marathis, which is also a constitutionally very much valid. and noone should have any problem to this as it is just a "preference". At the same time it should be considered that Mumbai is a financial capital of India. Like any other city in the world it is a cosmopolitian city. So it would have people not only from other parts of India but also from all over the world. But as long as natives are preferred and migrants decide to stay here in harmony with natives, learning the language of land, there would not be any problem. This is what happens in all Cosmopolitan Megacities of the world and Mumbai is not exception.