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Mumbai: Workers of Shiv Sena’s youth wing and BJP clashed near Union Minister Narayan Rane’s residence in Mumbai on Tuesday after his remarks against Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.
Stones were pelted from both sides, following which the police lathi-charged the protesters to disperse them, an official said.
The Shiv Sena workers sat on Juhu Tara Road in Santacruz (West) near Rane’s residence and workers from both sides raised slogans against each other, the official said.
Following the incident, the road was blocked from two sides, disrupting traffic in the area.
Additional police force has been deployed in the area, the official said.
He said the clash took place during a protest organized by Yuva Sena (youth wing of Shiv Sena) workers against Union Minister Rane.
BJP workers had gathered outside Rane’s residence in the morning in support of their party leader, while Shiv Sena workers, including women, gathered outside an office of the Yuva Sena (the party’s youth wing) raising slogans and placards against Rane. near juhu
Heavy police security was deployed outside Rane’s residence, the official said.
According to the police, Shiv Sena and BJP supporters also clashed in Chiplun in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra.
Besides, stones were pelted at the BJP office in Nashik city, while Shiv Sena workers staged an agitation in Nagpur, officials said.
Rane, who was recently inducted into the Union Cabinet, courted controversy over his remarks about slapping Chief Minister and Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray, which he claimed as ignorance of the year of India’s independence. did.
It is shameful that the Chief Minister does not know the year of independence. He leaned back during his speech to ask about the counting of the years of independence. Rane, during his Jan Ashirwad Yatra, adjoining Raigad district on Monday, said that if I were there, I would have given him a slap.
Nashik Police Commissioner Deepak Pandey on Tuesday issued orders for Rane’s immediate arrest and a team of city police left for Chiplun in Konkan region, where Rane is presently present, following a complaint against the Union minister for his remarks. after.
A case was also registered against Rane in Pune, while Shiv Sena lodged a complaint against him at a police station in Aurangabad.
Read also: Would have slapped Uddhav Thackeray: Narayan Rane, Shiv Sena’s sharp reaction
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