India News | BJP Workers Agitate Against Maha Govt over Union Minister Rane's Arrest

Aurangabad, Aug 24 (PTI) BJP workers on Tuesday staged a protest here against the Maharashtra government over the arrest of the party MP and Union minister Narayan Rane.

Also Read | Gym Owner in Ludhiana Rapes Client, Blackmails Her After Making Objectionable Videos; Booked.

The activists staged a road blockade at the Kranti chowk square in the largest city in the Marathwada region and raised slogans against the state government. They also burnt images of Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, an official said.

Also Read | Andhra Pradesh Shocker: Six-Year-Old Boy Sodomised by Unindentified Man, Stones and Chillies Stuffed in Rectum.

"Narayan Rane's arrest is illegal. He is arrested out of revenge. We will agitate against ministers of Shiv Sena and NCP in Aurangabad," district BJP president Sanjay Kenekar said.

Rane was arrested on Tuesday over his controversial remarks against CM Thackeray, which triggered a political row and protests.

Rane had said that he would have slapped Thackeray, who heads Sena, over the latter's ignorance of the year of India's independence.

(The above story is verified and authored by Press Trust of India (PTI) staff. PTI, India’s premier news agency, employs more than 400 journalists and 500 stringers to cover almost every district and small town in India.. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)