Rane embarassed Centre, PM should take stern view of his remarks against Maha CM: Sena
The Hindu
In a scathing attack on Mr. Rane, the editorial in Shiv Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana' likened him to a "balloon with holes", which, it said, will never go up no matter how much the BJP tries to fill it with air
The Shiv Sena on Wednesday claimed Union Minister Narayan Rane has made the central government hang its head in shame, a day after the BJP leader was arrested over his controversial remarks against Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah must take Mr. Rane's remarks against CM Thackeray seriously, an editorial in the Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana' said. On Monday, during his 'Jan Ashirwad Yatra' in adjoining Raigad district, Mr. Rane said, “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." The Union MSME Minister was arrested on Tuesday over his comments which triggered a political row and protests across Maharashtra. He was granted bail by a court at Mahad in Raigad late Tuesday night.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.