By Admin 
Marathi vs non-Marathi controversy has started once again in Maharashtra. This time a new controversy has arisen in Thane district adjacent to Mumbai. On Tuesday (October 13), a heated argument broke out between Marathi and non-Marathi speaking groups in Dombivali over setting up a shop.
The debate went so far that a female shopkeeper sprinkled kerosene oil on herself and attempted to commit suicide. According to the information received by the police, after seeing this shocking scene, the people and officials present there intervened and stopped the woman, otherwise a major accident could have happened.
impasse amid dispute
It is being told that due to this dispute on Gupte Road, a traffic jam like situation was created for some time. Municipal officials and local leaders had to intervene to restore peace.
Non-Marathi vendors refused to remove their shops
According to police officials present at the spot, a group of Marathi-speaking women had obtained official permission from the Kalyan Dombivali Municipal Corporation (KDMC) to set up a shop for the festive season. When she reached there to set up her shop, the non-Marathi vendors (who already occupied the area) refused to vacate the space.
Meanwhile, an altercation started and within no time the dispute between the two groups escalated. In this clash there were mostly women vendors, among whom abuses started. The police pacified the matter with great effort. Let us tell you, the issue of Marathi vs non-Marathi is not new in Maharashtra. There is always some new dispute arising between Marathi speaking and non-Marathi speaking people.
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