Not afraid of anyone says Rane claims Maha CM used unpalatable words for Shah Yogi
Mumbai Aug 25 PTI A day after he was arrested for making controversial remarks against Uddhav Thackeray Union minister Narayan Rane said on Wednesday even the Maharashtra chief minister had in the past used unpalatable words while referring to top BJP leaders Amit Shah and Yogi AdityanathSpeaking to reporters after securing bail from a court at Mahad in Raigad district on late Tuesday night and further relief from the Bombay High Court on Wednesday a defiant Rane asserted he is not afraid of the ruling Shiv Sena in the state A former Shiv Sena chief minister the 69-year-old politician from the Konkan region is now with the BJPI am not afraid of anyone and I am not backing out My words about slapping the CM were an expression of anger against the chief minister Thackeray who forgot the year of Indias Independence I only told reporters what he had already said so how can it be a crime Rane said Rane made the controversial remarks on Monday after which Shiv Sena workers lodged police complaints against him in several districts Acting on these complaints police arrested Rane on Tuesday afternoon and produced him before the Mahad court where he was granted bail hours later Asked how he will criticise Maharashtras Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress alliance government the BJP leader said I will criticise using good words Rane said Thackeray had ordered his party workers to break the jaws of people attacking the Sena Bhavan party headquarters in Mumbai Thackeray had also said that Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath should be beaten up with sandals Rane claimed Uddhav Thackeray also called Union Home Minister Amit Shah shameless He even said he was using unparliamentary words deliberately to describe Shah What a civilised language Rane said On some Shiv Sena leaders referring to his alleged crimes Rane said If I was a gangster according to the Sena that party made me the chief minister Was it OK with the party And does it mean all Sena ministers in the current state cabinet are gangsters I will not sit quietly We will use all parliamentary tools and legal powers and corner the MVA government in coming days he said On some Shiv Sena MLAs issuing verbal threats the Union minister quipped I wonder whether they had ever killed a mouse Asked about Shiv Sena minister Anil Parabs alleged role in his arrest Rane said I will lodge a complaint against him and take him to court He can answer all the questions there Maharashtra BJP legislator and former minister Ashish Shelar on Wednesday demanded a CBI inquiry into the alleged involvement of Parab in the arrest of RaneThe investigation against Parab in other cases is already going on I am going to follow up the suspicious death of Disha Salian a former manager of actor Sushant Singh Rajpur who had committed suicide in June 2020 after her deathI believe a state minister is involved in it and I will follow it up and take the matter to its logical end claimed the Union ministerResponding to a photo tweeted by Sena MP Sanjay Raut where a tiger Senas symbol is seen holding a hen a veiled reference to him in its jaws Rane said I have been advised to remain low profile till September 17 I will respond to Raut after that He does not qualify to be an editor Raut is executive editor of Sena mouthpiece Saamana Commenting on his Jan Ashirwad Yatra the BJPs mass contact programme he said I will resume it from Friday and continue as per the earlier schedule I am holding a dialogue with people through the yatra PTI ND VT RSY RSY
Mumbai Aug 25 PTI A day after he was arrested for making controversial remarks against Uddhav Thackeray Union minister Narayan Rane said on Wednesday even the Maharashtra chief minister had in the past used unpalatable words while referring to top BJP leaders Amit Shah and Yogi AdityanathSpeaking to reporters after securing bail from a court at Mahad in Raigad district on late Tuesday night and further relief from the Bombay High Court on Wednesday a defiant Rane asserted he is not afraid of the ruling Shiv Sena in the state A former Shiv Sena chief minister the 69-year-old politician from the Konkan region is now with the BJPI am not afraid of anyone and I am not backing out My words about slapping the CM were an expression of anger against the chief minister Thackeray who forgot the year of Indias Independence I only told reporters what he had already said so how can it be a crime Rane said Rane made the controversial remarks on Monday after which Shiv Sena workers lodged police complaints against him in several districts Acting on these complaints police arrested Rane on Tuesday afternoon and produced him before the Mahad court where he was granted bail hours later Asked how he will criticise Maharashtras Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress alliance government the BJP leader said I will criticise using good words Rane said Thackeray had ordered his party workers to break the jaws of people attacking the Sena Bhavan party headquarters in Mumbai Thackeray had also said that Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath should be beaten up with sandals Rane claimed Uddhav Thackeray also called Union Home Minister Amit Shah shameless He even said he was using unparliamentary words deliberately to describe Shah What a civilised language Rane said On some Shiv Sena leaders referring to his alleged crimes Rane said If I was a gangster according to the Sena that party made me the chief minister Was it OK with the party And does it mean all Sena ministers in the current state cabinet are gangsters I will not sit quietly We will use all parliamentary tools and legal powers and corner the MVA government in coming days he said On some Shiv Sena MLAs issuing verbal threats the Union minister quipped I wonder whether they had ever killed a mouse Asked about Shiv Sena minister Anil Parabs alleged role in his arrest Rane said I will lodge a complaint against him and take him to court He can answer all the questions there Maharashtra BJP legislator and former minister Ashish Shelar on Wednesday demanded a CBI inquiry into the alleged involvement of Parab in the arrest of RaneThe investigation against Parab in other cases is already going on I am going to follow up the suspicious death of Disha Salian a former manager of actor Sushant Singh Rajpur who had committed suicide in June 2020 after her deathI believe a state minister is involved in it and I will follow it up and take the matter to its logical end claimed the Union ministerResponding to a photo tweeted by Sena MP Sanjay Raut where a tiger Senas symbol is seen holding a hen a veiled reference to him in its jaws Rane said I have been advised to remain low profile till September 17 I will respond to Raut after that He does not qualify to be an editor Raut is executive editor of Sena mouthpiece Saamana Commenting on his Jan Ashirwad Yatra the BJPs mass contact programme he said I will resume it from Friday and continue as per the earlier schedule I am holding a dialogue with people through the yatra PTI ND VT RSY RSY
