Summary:
Thane, Sep 1 (PTI) Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray on Wednesday said the growing "courage" of illegal hawkers need to be crushed after he met senior Thane civic official Kalpita Pimple, who was injured in the attack by a street vendor during an anti-encroachment drive, at a hospital here.
Pimple, the assistant municipal commissioner (AMC) of the Majiwada-Manpada area in Thane, lost three of her fingers and received head injuries when a hawker stabbed her with a knife at the Kasarvadavali junction on Monday.
Her security guard also sustained injuries.
Thackeray visited the hospital and enquired about the health of Pimple.
He appreciated the courage shown by her and wished her a speedy recovery.Later talking to media persons at the hospital, Thackeray, whose party MNS is known for pursuing the sons-of-the-soil agenda, said in Marathi that he felt sad over the incident.
"But at the same time, such tendencies are getting strengthened".