Through PTI
MUMBAI: Impartial MP Navneet Rana, who just lately were given bail after being arrested via Mumbai police remaining month over the ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ recitation row, on Sunday challenged Maharashtra Leader Minister Uddhav Thackeray to contest an election in opposition to her.
She additionally claimed that the folks of Mumbai and Lord Ram will educate the Shiv Sena a lesson in civic polls.
Shiv Sena president Thackeray, who turned into the CM in November 2019 after forging an alliance with the NCP and Congress, took oath as a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Council in Might 2020. Previous to that, he was once no longer a member of the state legislature.
Navneet Rana, the MP from Amravati in Maharashtra, and her MLA-husband Ravi Rana have been arrested on April 23 via the Mumbai police after the couple introduced that they might recite the Hanuman Chalisa outdoor CM Thackeray’s personal place of abode `Matoshree’ right here, which angered employees of the Shiv Sena, Thackeray’s celebration, resulting in stress.
The couple was once granted bail on Might 4 via a distinct Mumbai court docket. They walked out of prison on Might 5 following which Navneet Rana was once admitted to a personal clinic right here.
Her legal professional then stated she had lawsuits of hypertension, frame aches and spondylitis.
Chatting with newshounds on Sunday after being discharged from the clinic, the Navneet Rana stated, “I problem Uddhav Thackeray ji to selected a constituency and get elected without delay via other people. I will be able to struggle in opposition to him.”
“I will be able to paintings arduous with honesty and win the election, and he (the CM) will know the folks’s energy,” she stated.
“What crime did I dedicate that I used to be jailed for 14 days? You’ll be able to put me in prison for 14 years, however I will be able to no longer prevent chanting the names of Lord Ram and Hanuman. Mumbaikars and Lord Ram will educate the Shiv Sena a lesson within the civic polls,” the parliamentarian stated.
Navneet Rana additionally stated she is going to marketing campaign in Mumbai and make stronger ‘Ram bhakts’ (fans of Lord Ram) to finish the “corrupt rule” of the Shiv Sena.
This Shiv Sena stocks energy within the state with the NCP and Congress.
The Thackeray-led celebration additionally controls the cash-rich Brihanmumbai Municipal Company (BMC).
Significantly, CM Uddhav Thackeray’s son Aaditya Thackeray is the primary from the circle of relatives to go into the electoral fray.