Defiant Narayan Rane says he can’t be checkmated
The Hindu
Union Minister says ‘Jan Ashirwad Yatra’ will resume on Aug. 27
A day after his arrest and subsequent bail for his , Union Minister Narayan Rane on Wednesday said that the Jan Ashirwad Yatra will resume on August 27. “No one can do anything to me. I have remained unaffected by attempts to checkmate me politically. I have played a major role in the Shiv Sena’s growth. Those who want to protest, let them do that,” Mr. Rane said in a press conference at his Juhu residence.The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.