Mumbai, Nov. 23 -- Senior Maharashtra Congress leader and former Rajya Sabha MP Husain Dalwai slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after a college student in Thane allegedly died by suicide after being beaten for speaking Hindi instead of Marathi in the state.

Speaking to ANI on Saturday, Dalwai condemned the dispute between Hindi and Marathi, while accusing the BJP of creating a divide based on religion and class.

"They keep speaking against Muslims, Christians and Dalits. First, you learn to work with wisdom, then teach someone else. What happened was wrong, and I stand with his (victim's) family. People come here (to Mumbai) for employment and work hard. Why do we speak against them rather than Ambani-Adani?" the Congress leader ...