Raj Thackeray booked under Arms Act for waving sword in public meeting

MNS chief Raj Thackeray. (file photo)

MNS chief Raj Thackeray has been booked under the Arms Act for waving a sword at a public meeting.

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  • Last Update:April 13, 2022, 13:18 IST
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Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray has been booked under the Arms Act for waving a sword at a public meeting.

This comes amid controversy over Raj Thackeray’s “ultimatum” to the Maharashtra government to remove loudspeakers from mosques before May 3.

The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief has come under fire for objecting to loudspeakers at mosques. On Wednesday, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said that Raj Thackeray “should not be given so much importance.

Raj Thackeray on Tuesday pitched for a Uniform Civil Code, stressed the need to control population growth and reiterated his demand that loudspeakers at mosques be removed, giving an ultimatum to the Maharashtra government to act before May 3.

Thackeray said that if the Shiv Sena-led state government does not remove loudspeakers from mosques before May 3, MNS workers will play Hanuman Chalisa in front of mosques it occurs. ,

Responding to criticism that he used to attack Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, but softened his stand after receiving the Enforcement Directorate’s notice, Thackeray denied that his political stance kept changing. .

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