BJP MP Nishikant Dubey criticised MNS' Raj Thackeray's 'beat but don't record' remark, saying, "If they are brave enough to beat Hindi speakers, then they should dare and beat all those who speak Urdu, Tamil, and Telugu." Dubey dared him to step out of Maharashtra and go to Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, or Tamil Nadu, adding that people will thrash him.