MP Navneet Rana dares Maharashtra CM Thackeray to contest election towards her

By PTI

MUMBAI: Independent MP Navneet Rana, who lately acquired bail after being arrested by Mumbai police final month over the ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ recitation row, on Sunday challenged Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to contest an election towards her.

She additionally claimed that the individuals of Mumbai and Lord Ram will train the Shiv Sena a lesson in civic polls.

Shiv Sena president Thackeray, who grew to become 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 May 2020. Prior to that, he was not a member of the state legislature.

Navneet Rana, the MP from Amravati in Maharashtra, and her MLA-husband Ravi Rana had been arrested on April 23 by the Mumbai police after the couple introduced that they might recite the Hanuman Chalisa exterior CM Thackeray’s personal residence `Matoshree’ right here, which angered employees of the Shiv Sena, Thackeray’s occasion, resulting in rigidity.

The couple was granted bail on May 4 by a particular Mumbai court docket. They walked out of jail on May 5 following which Navneet Rana was admitted to a non-public hospital right here.

Her lawyer then mentioned she had complaints of hypertension, physique aches and spondylitis.

Talking to reporters on Sunday after being discharged from the hospital, the Navneet Rana mentioned, “I challenge Uddhav Thackeray ji to chose a constituency and get elected directly by people. I will fight against him.”

“I will work hard with honesty and win the election, and he (the CM) will know the people’s power,” she mentioned.

“What crime did I commit that I was jailed for 14 days? You can put me in jail for 14 years, but I will not stop chanting the names of Lord Ram and Hanuman. Mumbaikars and Lord Ram will teach the Shiv Sena a lesson in the civic polls,” the parliamentarian mentioned.

Navneet Rana additionally mentioned she’s going to marketing campaign in Mumbai and assist ‘Ram bhakts’ (followers of Lord Ram) to finish the “corrupt rule” of the Shiv Sena.

This Shiv Sena shares energy within the state with the NCP and Congress.

The Thackeray-led occasion additionally controls the cash-rich Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).

Notably, CM Uddhav Thackeray’s son Aaditya Thackeray is the primary from the household to enter the electoral fray.