Narayan Rane started his political career with Shiv Sena in 1970s, quit the party in 2005, and joined Congress, before eventually entering BJP. He was once known as a Konkan strongman.
Speaking to reporters Wednesday, Rane claimed that Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray had used unpalatable words while referring to Union home minister Amit Shah and UP CM Yogi Adityanath.
The govt's assurance came a day after the BJP leader was arrested in a case registered against him over the same remarks and a local court granted him bail late at night.
Rane was granted bail after being arrested Tuesday following his remarks that he would have slapped Uddhav Thackeray. He claimed the CM didn't know the year of India's independence.
Nashik police Tuesday issued orders for Rane's arrest over remarks on 'slapping' Uddhav Thackeray, which had sparked row resulting in stone-pelting between the BJP and Sena workers.
Shiv Sena workers put posters in Mumbai and other places calling the BJP leader Rane a 'chicken stealer', referring to a poultry shop he ran in the past.
Narayane Rane’s promotion has been a long time coming. He joined BJP in 2017 and had then hoped to be a part of the Fadnavis govt, but Sena opposition blocked it.
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India exited the Indo-Russian FGFA programme in 2018. But now it might procure at least 2 squadrons of Su-57 aircraft from Russia and evaluate Russian proposal to manufacture them in India.
Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.
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