Sthaniya Lokadhikar Samiti

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Sthaniya Lokadhikar Samiti is a Shiv Sena affiliated organisation for the preservation of rights of employment for Maharashtrians in the Indian state of Maharashtra.^[1]^[2] The name of the organisation approximately translates to "Association for the Rights of Local Citizens".^[3] According to Patel, the Samiti was a front for the Shiv Sena to "ensure jobs for its youth in the government and banking sectors as well as... engineering and pharmaceutical units in the Thane - Belapur region"^[4]

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References

↑ Business India. A.H. Advani. 1996. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
↑ Stig Toft Madsen (October 1996). State, society, and human rights in South Asia. Manohar. ISBN 978-81-7304-138-9 . Retrieved 24 February 2012.
↑ Sikata Banerjee (2000). Warriors in politics: Hindu nationalism, violence, and the Shiv Sena in India. Westview Press. ISBN 978-0-8133-3699-2 . Retrieved 24 February 2012.
↑ Sujata Patel (25 February 2003). Bombay and Mumbai: the city in transition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-566317-4 . Retrieved 24 February 2012.

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[Business_India-1] Business India. A.H. Advani. 1996. Retrieved 24 February 2012.

[Madsen1996-2] Stig Toft Madsen (October 1996). State, society, and human rights in South Asia. Manohar. ISBN 978-81-7304-138-9 . Retrieved 24 February 2012.

[Banerjee2000-3] Sikata Banerjee (2000). Warriors in politics: Hindu nationalism, violence, and the Shiv Sena in India. Westview Press. ISBN 978-0-8133-3699-2 . Retrieved 24 February 2012.

[Patel2003-4] Sujata Patel (25 February 2003). Bombay and Mumbai: the city in transition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-566317-4 . Retrieved 24 February 2012.