MUMBAI: The legislative assembly on Tuesday extended the time for the privileges committee to submit its report on breach of privilege notices against Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami and actor Kangana Ranaut till the end of budget session, which may be scheduled in February or March 2021.
While clearing the privilege motion, assembly speaker Nana Patole said that to disrespect the chief minister on television and to defame Mumbai by comparing it with Pakistan-occupied Kashmir is an insult to the state. BJP members opposed the breach of privilege, but Opposition leader Devendra Fadnavis said he did not endorse Goswami’s and Kangana’s statements. BJP’s Sudhir Mungantiwar said that many messages are posted online against the PM and the pposition leader and wondered if they could also be breach of privilege.