The BJP on Wednesday lodged a complaint against Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray over comment made by him against Yogi Adityanath in 2018. The complaint has been filed at Sarkarwada Police Station in Nashik.
Meanwhile, BJP’s Yavatmal district president also submitted a complaint to police demanding registration of FIR against Thackeray for his “provocative” remarks against Adityanath during his Dussehra speech on October 25 last year.
This comes a day after Union minister Narayan Rane was arrested for his “slap” remarks against the Maharashtra Chief Minister.
Rane was arrested yesterday after multiple FIRs were filed against him over his remarks on Thackeray at a “Jan Ashirwad Yatra”. He was granted bail late last night by Mahad court.
The former Shiv Sena chief minister claimed that Thackeray forgot the year of independence during his August 15 address and had to check with his aide mid-speech, drawing huge flak and triggering widespread protests by Shiv Sena.
Amid the controversy, an old video of Thackeray went viral on social media where he can be heard saying that Adityanath should be beaten up with sandals. He had slammed Adityanath for not removing his footwear while garlanding a photo of Shivaji during his visit to Palghar.
Thackeray, also Shiv Sena chief, had made the statement against the UP CM in 2018, a year before assuming charge of as Maharashtra Chief Minister.
“How can he become the Chief Minister if he is a yogi? He should left everything and sit in a cave. He sits in the chief minister’s chair and calls himself a yogi,” he said in the video.
“This Yogi came like a balloon filled with air (for Shivaji’s coronation)…While garlanding a photo of Shivaji Maharaj he was wearing chappal (slippers). I felt like hitting him with the same chappal. Who are you to even stand in front of Maharaj?” Thackeray had said.
