Narayan Rane arrest violates constitutional values: Nadda
The Hindu
BJP comes out in support of arrested Union Minister
BJP on Tuesday came out strongly in support of Union Minister Narayan Rane, who has been arrested by Maharashtra police after he made comments against Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. The party’s national president J.P. Nadda termed the arrest “a violation of constitutional values”. Taking to Twitter, Mr Nadda said, “The arrest of Union Minister Narayan Rane ji by the Maharashtra government is a violation of constitutional values. We will neither be scared nor suppressed by such action. These people are troubled by the immense support the BJP is getting in the Jan-Aashirvad Yatra. We will continue to fight democratically, the yatra will continue.” BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra termed the arrest a “murder of democracy”.More Related News