Shiv Sena MP and spokesperson Sanjay Raut on Wednesday said Narayan Rane was indulging in political vendetta and his arrest became a ‘Centre vs State’ issue as he was a BJP minister.
In an interview with CNN-News18, Raut said, “Narayan Rane is a BJP minister, so it was seen as a Center versus state issue.” Accusing Rane of indulging in political vendetta, the senior Shiv Sena minister said as the party is concerned, “Rane is not an issue for us. The matter is with the court,” he said.
Union minister Narayan Rane was arrested last week from Ratnagiri district for his remarks, which he said would have slapped Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, which he claimed was ignorant of the year of India’s independence. had claimed. Rane faced four FIRs in Maharashtra over his remarks, which triggered a political controversy and protests across the state last week.
An FIR was registered in Mahad under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 189 (threatening to cause hurt to public servant), 504 (intentional insult to provoke breach of public peace) and 505 (statement conducive to public mischief).
Raut said that political rivalry is “fine”, ill-talking against the chief minister is unforgivable. “If someone speaks against the Chief Minister, the people of Maharashtra will not forgive him. It is not right for any minister to speak against the Chief Minister. Political rivalry is fine, but making it personal is not good.”
Speaking on the state government, Raut said that the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government will last for five years. “This government will last for five years. We are about to complete two years. This is when some claimed that we will not survive even for 15 days.” He also tried to get Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in his favour, he said.
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