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[24 Feb 2008 | 8 Comments | 204 views]

From “CPM Minister’s remarks trigger protests in Rajasthan”
“…Insulting remarks against Rajasthanis in general and Marwaris in particular attributed to Abdur Rezzak Mollah, Land and Land Reforms Minister in West Bengal, have evoked a sharp reaction in Rajasthan.
…According to reports, Mollah, while speaking at a function…had said that Marwaris in the State had become land mafia of sorts and were busy grabbing land. They dominate business and other spheres and use all kinds of means to get their work done…That was the reason Bengalis in their own State were lagging behind.”
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