"Following Rule Of Law": Cop On 'Immediate Arrest Of Narayan Rane' Order

Narayan Rane had sparked off a row over his remarks about "slapping" Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray for what he claimed as the latter's ignorance of the year of India's independence.

Nashik Police Commissioner Deepak Pandey today issued orders for the immediate arrest of Union minister Narayan Rane after an FIR or police case was registered against him in the north Maharashtra city over his remarks against Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. Accordingly, a team of Nashik Police left in the morning for Ratnagiri district, where Mr Rane is currently carrying out his 'Jan Ashirwad Yatra', an official said. Narayan Rane had sparked off a row over his remarks about "slapping" Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray for what he claimed as the latter's ignorance of the year of India's independence. "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," Mr Rane said during his Jan Ashirwad Yatra in Raigad district on Monday.