'Won't Let Maharashtra Turn into West Bengal': Union Min Narayan Rane

The Maharashtra government has told the Bombay High Court that no coercive action will be taken till 17 September.

The Maharashtra government told the Bombay High Court on Wednesday, 25 August, that it would not take any coercive action against Union Minister Narayan Rane in the FIR filed by the Nashik Cyber Police over his “slap Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray” remark.

Rane later addressed a press conference and said that “the rule of law governs our country,” and taking a dig at Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, said that he "won’t let Maharashtra become West Bengal".