Satara: The workers of Raj Thackeray led Maharashtra Navnirmaan Sena  have again targeted  North Indians . In numbers above 50, they assaulted the Parents  of the Students seeking Admission to Sainik School at Satara in Maharashtra. The Students had already qualified for the written tests and were appearing for Physical Examination mandated by the Sainik Schools.
The Students were  as young as 3 years and hailed from different parts of Uttar PRadesh and Bihar.
MNS Workers alleged that Parents had faked the Medical Certificate of the Students to gain admission. They engaged in Physical Assault with Parents and beat several of them apart from spelling abusive words.
Satara is located some 250 kms from Mumbai in Maharashtra. Sainik School, Satara is located  on Pune-Banglore highway. It was the first Sainik School amongst a chain of 24 such schools established in the country.
Political Reactions
As per a report published in a local news magazine , BJP Leader Mukhtar Abbas Nakhvi reacted angrily over the issue and asked the state government to act against the goons.
Janata Dal-United leader Shivanand Tiwari said, “I have not heard about this, but incidents like this are carried out quite frequently in Maharashtra by the men of Raj Thackeray. Is Bihar not a part of the country? No action is taken by the state government (against MNS). They are not able to control this. This is not the way to govern.”
Congress MP from Nagpur Datta Meghe said, “India is a country where every citizen is free. Incidents like this are not good. We don’t endorse such politics.”