New Delhi: Amid a raging row over the
screening of 'My Name is Khan', Shiv Sena MPs Wednesday decided to
return their security to protest Maharashtra Chief Minister
Ashok Chavan's threat to remove security cover provided to the
party's executive chief Uddhav Thackeray.
"We have already returned the security cover since this
morning," party leader Sanjay Raut, who is also a member of
the Rajya Sabha, said.
He said that letters have been written by party leaders
to Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar and Rajya Sabha Chairman
Hamid Ansari in this regard.
Condemning the Chief Minister's statement that he would
withdraw the Z-plus security cover to Uddhav, Raut alleged
that the remarks were "irresponsible" in view of the fact that
their leader faced threats from "terrorists and traitors".
Reports from Mumbai had it that the Chief Minister warned
Shiv Sena that if they did not allow smooth screening of the
Shah Rukh Khan-starrer, then he would withdraw the security
cover of Uddhav.
The Sena has resorted to violent protests to stop the
screening of "My Name..." in Mumbai to protest Khan's remarks
supporting inclusion of Pakistani players in IPL.
PTI
First Published: Wednesday, February 10, 2010, 15:22