Soon after the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena supremeo Raj Thackeray barbed against the north Indians, specially the Biharis a few days ago, the Shiv Sena supreme Bal Thackeray too has jumped into the fray.

In an editorial published in Sena mouthpiece “Saamna” on Wednesday, Bal said there are no lessons to be learnt from Bihari leaders as there are several legal cases pending against them. He also quoted a reference to Bihar MP Prabhunath Singh who is facing criminal charges.

The Saamna article also says Bihar is the most backward state in the country because “their leaders have done nothing for the state.” The article quotes an “anti-Bihari” SMS doing the rounds in Punjab and says Punjabis too also facing problems with Bihari migrant labourers.

Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad, who is perhaps the most prominent and prolific leader from Bihar lost no time in reacting to the comments.

“Their dream will not be successful and Mumbai belongs to us too. We will not recall anybody instead we will send more people to Mumbai,” he said.

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