On Monday (August 23), a First Information Report (FIR) was lodged in opposition to BJP chief and Union Minister Narayan Rane for criticising Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray after he forgot the 12 months of Independence throughout his speech on August 15.
As per reviews, the FIR was lodged following a criticism by the youth wing of Shiv Sena at Chaturshringi Police Station in Pune. Rane has been booked for utilizing ‘objectionable language’ below Indian Penal Code (IPC) Sections 153 (provocation to trigger riot) and 505 (incite a category/neighborhood of individuals to a different class or neighborhood).
According to a report by ABP News, one other case was filed in opposition to Rane in Nashik after Shiv Sena metropolis chief Sudhakar Badgujar registered an official criticism. Reportedly, the police have issued an arrest warrant in opposition to the BJP chief.
Maharashtra: FIR registered in opposition to Union Minister Narayan Rane at Chaturshringi Police Station of Pune metropolis, following a criticism by Yuva Sena, for utilizing objectionable language in opposition to CM Uddhav Thackeray. FIR registered u/s 153 and 505 of IPC.(File photographs) pic.twitter.com/WVA6n4qSeW— ANI (@ANI) August 24, 2021
While talking on the ‘Jan Ashirwad Yatra’ in Raigad district of Maharashtra, Narayana Rane had remarked, “It is shameful that the chief minister does not know the year of independence. He leaned back to enquire about the count of years of independence during his speech. Had I been there, I would have given him a tight slap.” Rane, an erstwhile member of the Shiv Sena, was faraway from the celebration in 2005 and has been a vehement critic of the Uddhav Thackeray authorities.
While reacting to his feedback, Shiv Sena MP Vinayak Raut alleged that Rane had misplaced his psychological steadiness after he was inducted into the Union Cabinet of the Modi authorities. “Modi should clean up his Cabinet by showing them the door. Rane was inducted in the Cabinet just to attack the Shiv Sena, and while doing his job, he stooped to a new low,” he added.