Via PTI
MUMBAI: An afternoon after Shiv Sena supporters hurled sneakers and water bottles on the SUV of former BJP MP Kirit Somaiya out of doors Khar police station in Mumbai, the chief on Sunday claimed the assault was once “backed” by means of the Uddhav Thackeray govt in Maharashtra.
Somaiya had long past to the police station on Saturday to satisfy arrested unbiased MP Navneet Rana and her MLA husband Ravi Rana, whose previous name for chanting Hanuman Chalisa out of doors Maharashtra Leader Minister and Sena president Uddhav Thackeray’s place of dwelling ‘Matoshree’ had angered the Sena cadres.
Speaking to newshounds right here on Sunday, Somaiya claimed, ‘The assault on me was once backed by means of the Uddhav Thackeray govt. Some 70-80 Shiv Sena employees had collected on the gate of Khar police station once I visited it.”
“I had individually knowledgeable police that I may well be attacked by means of Shiv Sena goons and it later took place,” he stated.
The BJP chief claimed {that a} false FIR was once registered by means of police in his title. “Such false FIR can best be registered within the regime of Leader Minister Uddhav Thackeray. He and Mumbai Police Commissioner Sanjay Pandey are at the back of it,” Somaiya additional claimed and demanded that Pandey get replaced in an instant.
Somaiya additionally stated he’s going to move to New Delhi and meet Union house secretary in reference to the case. The BJP chief had on Saturday tweeted that he was once injured within the assault by means of “Shiv Sena goons”.
Somaiya reached the Khar police station overdue night in make stronger of Amravati MP Navneet Rana and her husband MLA Ravi Rana who had been arrested previous within the day at the price of “developing enmity between other teams”.
Shiv Sena supporters, who had collected out of doors the police station, protested in opposition to Somaiya’s talk over with and shouted slogans.
Whilst the BJP chief was once leaving the police station within the SUV, a bunch of protesters hurled sneakers and water bottles at his car. Somaiya then travelled to the Bandra police station to document a grievance in opposition to Sena supporters.