FIRs against Union Minister Narayan Rane over 'slapping ignorant CM Thackeray' remark
New Delhi, August 24
Three FIRs have been registered against Union Minister Narayan Rane over his remarks about giving “a tight slap” to Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, who he claimed was ignorant of the country’s year of independence.
The police said that the FIRs have been registered in Pune, Nashik and Mahad.
The Nashik Police registered an FIR on a complaint from the Shiv Sena's local chief, following which the police commissioner issued an order to arrest Rane. The Nashik police also formed a team led by DCP Sanjay Barkund to arrest the minister.
Another FIR was registered under sections 153 and 505 of the Indian Penal Code at the Chaturshringi Police Station of Pune city, following a complaint by Yuva Sena. The third FIR was lodged at Mahad based on a complaint filed by a Sena worker.
A day ago, three fresh FIRs were filed against Narayan Rane while addressing a Jan Ashirvad Yatra of the BJP in Raigad district on August 23.
Rane had allegedly said thatThackeray forgot the year of independence during his August 15 address to the people of the state and had he been present at the spot, he would have slapped him.
In his speech, he had allegedly 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,”
The Shiv Sena workers reportedly put several posters in Mumbai and other places, calling him a ‘kombdi chor’ (chicken stealer), a reference to the poultry shop he ran in Chembur five decades ago, during his initial stint with the Bal Thackeray-led party.
