Mumbai will come to halt if North-Indians stop working: Nirupam
What's the story
Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam has said Mumbai will come to a standstill and its people will not even get food to eat if the North Indian community in the metropolis decides to stop working.
However, the community should not be forced to take such a step, the Mumbai Congress President warned, without naming any individual or political party.
Here's more on what he said.
Gratitude
North Indians always expressed gratitude towards Mumbai: Nirupam
Nirupam said the North Indian community has always expressed gratitude towards Mumbai and Maharashtra.
"It is the North Indian community which runs the lives of or shoulders the burden of the people of Mumbai," the 53-year-old Congress spokesperson said at an event of North Indians in Nagpur yesterday night.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Shatrughan Sinha, a native of Bihar, also attended the event.
Important part
North Indians providing basic needs to Mumbaikars: Nirupam
Nirupam said the North Indian community was supplying milk, newspapers, and vegetables to the people of the megapolis, besides providing autorickshaw and taxi services.
"If the community decides to stop work for a day, life in Mumbai will come to a standstill. It happens sometimes, but it should not be done. (The community) Should not be forced to take such a step," he added.