Won't take coercive action against Narayan Rane: Maharashtra govt tells Bombay High Court

The court agreed and posted the matter for further hearing on September 17.

Mumbai: A day after the arrest and bail of Union Minister Narayan Rane, the Maharashtra government on Wednesday (August 25) told the Bombay High Court that it will not take any coercive action against the BJP leader. Rane was arrested following his controversial remark in which he said he would slap Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray for “not remembering the year of India’s independence “. During a hearing in the High Court, the state government said it would not take any coercive action against Rane till September 17 in the FIR registered in Nashik.