Shiv Sena condones Bihar man's arrest, backs Raj Thackeray

New Delhi: Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray on Monday came out in support of his nephew Raj Thackeray, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief, who had attacked Bihar and its residents threatening to brand them as "infiltrators" if the state went ahead with its decision to take legal action against Mumbai Police over a vandal's arrest.

In an editorial in the Sena mouthpiece 'Saamna', Bal Thackeray said that the arrest of the man who vandalised the Amar Jawan Jyoti during the Azad Maidan violence earlier last month was a correct step and that Bihar was wrong to threaten legal proceedings against the Mumbai Police.

Raj Thackeray had on Sunday also threatened to shut down Hindi news channels for "misquoting" him.

Raj Thackeray had threatened to brand Biharis as infiltrators if the state took legal action against Mumbai Police over a vandal\'s arrest.

The state Home Minister, RR Patil, however, assured them of protection and said that there was no need to fear.

People have a right to seek employment anywhere: Home Minister

Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Monday said that people have a right to seek employment anywhere in the country.

"Everybody has a right to go anywhere and seek employment," he told reporters outside Parliament House.

On Thackeray targeting certain news channels, he said, "It is not fair to target media. At times media criticises people and it should be accepted."

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