Sanjay Raut had called her and her MLA-husband Ravi Rana ‘Bunty Aur Babli ‘ (con characters in a Hindi film) and ‘420’ (cheater) during a press meet in Nagpur
Nagpur: Jailed Independent MP Navneet Rana, who is embroiled in the Hanuman Chalisa row in Maharashtra, on Tuesday submitted a complaint to the Nagpur police demanding registration of a case under the SC/ST Act against Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut for certain derogatory comments made by him against her.
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The complaint was submitted to Nagpur Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar by Navneet Rana’s Personal Assistant Vinod Guhe.
Navneet Rana and her husband Ravi Rana, who is also an Independent MLA, were arrested on Saturday from their Mumbai residence after they announced to recite ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ outside Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s house, ‘Matoshree’, in Bandra.
In her complaint, the Lok Sabha MP from Amravati, who claims to be a Dalit, referred to a press conference where Raut had called her and her MLA-husband Ravi Rana ‘Bunty Aur Babli ‘ (con characters in a Hindi film) and ‘420’ (cheater).
Raut, a Rajya Sabha member, had warned, “Don’t mess with the Shiv Sena and ‘Matoshree’, or else you’ll be buried 20 ft deep.” Navneet Rana also highlighted Raut’s statement in which he said that if anyone tried to challenge ‘Matoshree’, “they should keep materials for their last rites ready”.
Against the backdrop of these comments, the Lok Sabha MP sought registration of an offence under the stringent Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against Raut.
According to reports, the Police Commissioner Kumar confirmed that the complaint was received and said the matter was under investigation.
Navneet Rana and her husband Ravi Rana, the MLA from Badnera in Amravati district, had given a call to recite the Hanuman Chalisa on Saturday, April 16, outside Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s private home ‘Matoshree’.
They eventually dropped their plan but were arrested by the Mumbai police and booked under various sections of the IPC, including those related to sedition and promoting enmity between different groups.
