'Violation of constitutional values': BJP chief Nadda condemns arrest of Union minister Narayan Rane

NEW DELHI: BJP chief JP Nadda on Tuesday condemned Union minister Narayan Rane's arrest and called it a violation of constitutional values.
"We will neither be scared nor suppressed by such action," Nadda said on Twitter.
Union minister Narayan Rane was arrested on Tuesday over his remarks about slapping Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray for what he claimed was the latter's ignorance of the year of India's independence.
"These people are troubled by the immense support the BJP is getting in the Jan-Aashirvad Yatra. We will continue to fight democratically, the journey will continue," Nadda said.
Rane was taken into custody by police in coastal Ratnagiri district, where he is travelling as part of the Jan Ashirwad Yatra, an official said.
"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 said during his 'Jan Ashirwad Yatra' in Raigad.
The BJP leader and former Shiv Sena chief minister claimed Thackeray forgot the year of independence during his August 15 address to the people of the state. Thackeray had to check the year of independence with his aides midway during the speech that day, Rane said.