Hanuman Chalisa row | Sena hits the street as Rana couple arrested
2 years, 8 months ago

Hanuman Chalisa row | Sena hits the street as Rana couple arrested

The Hindu  

Lok Sabha MP from Amravati, Navneet Rana and her husband MLA Ravi Rana on Saturday were arrested by Mumbai police for promoting enmity between different groups and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony. The couple had come to Mumbai after announcing that it will recite Hanuman Chalisa at Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s residence Matoshri. After arrest, the couple too filed a complaint against Mr. Thackeray, Sena leader Sanjay Raut and Anil Parab accusing them for holding them responsible if any harm is done to them. If you challenge us with support from Bharatiya Janata Party, then be ready to get befitting reply,” said Sena Rajya Sabha Sanjay Raut.Mr. As Sena continued its protest and a team of Mumbai police asked the couple to not create law and order problem, the MLA said that they both were going back to Amravati citing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s scheduled visit to Maharashtra on Sunday as they did not want any unrest during the visit and do not want to cause any trouble to people.

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Tejasvi Surya detained during protest over ‘bhajan’ vs ‘azaan’ altercation
9 months ago

Tejasvi Surya detained during protest over ‘bhajan’ vs ‘azaan’ altercation

Hindustan Times  

A protest ensued in Karnataka capital Bengaluru over an altercation between a shopkeeper and a group of men for allegedly playing the ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ during ‘Azaan’ time. Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya also participated in the protest and got detained shortly after, news agency ANI reported. Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya also joined the protest in Siddanna Layout, Bengaluru. BJP …

'Is Hanuman Chalisa banned?': BJP after Bengaluru man claims assault over 'azaan'
9 months ago

'Is Hanuman Chalisa banned?': BJP after Bengaluru man claims assault over 'azaan'

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru: A shopkeeper in Bengaluru was beaten up by a group of men after an alleged altercation over ‘azaan’, the police said on Monday. "Emboldened by the appeasement politics of Siddaramaiah, a violent muslim mob brutally attacked a Hindu Shopkeeper in Bengaluru for playing Hanuman Chalisa. After Pakistan Zindabad slogans raised in Vidhan Soudha and bomb blast in Rameshwaram Cafe, …

Hanuman Chalisa row: MP Navneet Rana and husband denied discharge by court
1 year ago

Hanuman Chalisa row: MP Navneet Rana and husband denied discharge by court

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: A special MP/MLA court on Tuesday rejected the discharge application of independent MP from Amravati Navneet Rana and her husband, MLA Ravi Rana, in connection with the Hanuman Chalisa row from last year. The case was registered at the Khar police station, where the Ranas were accused of resisting arrest and obstructing police personnel at their Khar residence. In …

Shiv Sena MP Recites Hanuman Chalisa in Lok Sabha, Slams Uddhav Sena Over Alliance With Cong - News18
1 year, 4 months ago

Shiv Sena MP Recites Hanuman Chalisa in Lok Sabha, Slams Uddhav Sena Over Alliance With Cong - News18

News 18  

Lashing out at Uddhav Thackeray, Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde on Tuesday recited “Hanuman Chalisa” in Lok Sabha alleging that it was not allowed in Maharashtra during the Maha Vikas Aghadi regime. Without naming Uddhav Thackeray, he said they cheated the voters of Maharashtra and moved away from the ideology of Shiv Sena founder Balasaheb Thackeray. VIDEO | Shiv Sena …

Shinde camp MP recites Hanuman Chalisa in Lok Sabha, slams Uddhav Sena
1 year, 4 months ago

Shinde camp MP recites Hanuman Chalisa in Lok Sabha, slams Uddhav Sena

India Today  

Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde on Tuesday tore into the Uddhav Thackeray faction for "abandoning" Hindutva and Bal Thackeray's ideology and even recited the Hanuman Chalisa in Lok Sabha as his party opposed the no-confidence motion against the Modi government. Participating in the debate on the no-confidence motion, Shinde said the Uddhav Thackrey faction of Shiv Sena cheated voters as …

In Front of 'Celibate' Lord Hanuman's Idol, Women Body Builders Pose in Bikini. Cong, BJP Clash
1 year, 9 months ago

In Front of 'Celibate' Lord Hanuman's Idol, Women Body Builders Pose in Bikini. Cong, BJP Clash

News 18  

The 13th Mister Junior Bodybuilding Competition held in Madhya Pradesh’s Ratlam district has become the latest flashpoint between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress after women bodybuilders in bikini posed in front of the idol of Lord Hanuman, the celibate patron deity of the sport. The grand old party workers also recited ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ as part of the “purification” …

Hanuman Chalisa effect led to fall of Uddhav Thackeray govt in Maha: MP minister
2 years, 5 months ago

Hanuman Chalisa effect led to fall of Uddhav Thackeray govt in Maha: MP minister

Live Mint  

Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra on Thursday attributed the fall of the Maha Vikas Aghadi government in Maharashtra to an "effect" of the Hanuman Chalisa, whose planned recitation by an MP-MLA couple had triggered a controversy in the adjoining state. The collapse of the MVA government in Maharashtra is an effect of the Hanuman Chalisa. Independent Lok Sabha member …

'Impose President Rule in Maharashtra': Navneet Rana's message to Amit Shah over Uddhav's 'hooliganism'
2 years, 6 months ago

'Impose President Rule in Maharashtra': Navneet Rana's message to Amit Shah over Uddhav's 'hooliganism'

India TV News  

Highlights Independent Lok Sabha MP from Amravati Navneet Rana sough President's Rule in Maharashtra "Hooliganism of Uddhav Thackeray should be stopped, people of Maharashtra should be protected" She sent a video message to Home Minister Amit Shah amid political crisis in state Amid the rebellion by Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde against Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and incidents being …

Maharashtra minister uses Hanuman Chalisa to ignore monkey menace
2 years, 6 months ago

Maharashtra minister uses Hanuman Chalisa to ignore monkey menace

Op India  

Maharashtra has been seeing heated politics around Hanuman Chalisa and Azaan for the past few months. Now, the Nationalist Congress Party leader and Minister of Water Resources Jayant Patil has used the Hanuman Chalisa issue to run away from his responsibility to serve the people of the state. So that the problem of monkeys damaging the roof will be arrested.” …

'If you recite Hanuman Chalisa again, you will be killed': Navneet Rana claims receiving 11 threat calls
2 years, 6 months ago

'If you recite Hanuman Chalisa again, you will be killed': Navneet Rana claims receiving 11 threat calls

India TV News  

Highlights The complaint stated the person on the other end spoke to Rana in a very inappropriate way The caller abused her and also threatened that if she comes to Maharashtra she will be killed The complaint that Rana was traumatised Independent Lok Sabha MP Navneet Rana, who was recently granted bail by a Mumbai court in connection with the …

'If you recite Hanuman Chalisa again...': MP Navneet Rana receives 'life threatening calls'
2 years, 6 months ago

'If you recite Hanuman Chalisa again...': MP Navneet Rana receives 'life threatening calls'

Firstpost  

According to the complaint filed by Navneet Rana’s personal assistant, the MP received 11 calls on Tuesday from 5.27 pm to 5.47 pm on her personal mobile number New Delhi: Independent Lok Sabha MP Navneet Rana, who was recently granted bail by a Mumbai court in connection with Matoshree-Hanuman Chalisa case, on Wednesday filed a complaint with Delhi Police alleging …

Bring Uniform Civil Code, Law On Population Control: Raj Thackeray Urges PM Modi In Pune Speech
2 years, 7 months ago

Bring Uniform Civil Code, Law On Population Control: Raj Thackeray Urges PM Modi In Pune Speech

ABP News  

New Delhi: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Sunday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to implement Uniform Civil Code in the country at the earliest along with a law on population control. Those who were against my Ayodhya visit were trying to trap me, but I decided not to fall into this controversy," MNS chief Raj Thackeray said, as …

Hanuman Chalisa row: Won't arrest MP Navneet Rana and her husband till June 9, Mumbai Police tell court
2 years, 7 months ago

Hanuman Chalisa row: Won't arrest MP Navneet Rana and her husband till June 9, Mumbai Police tell court

The Hindu  

The Mumbai Police told a special court here on May 18 that they will not arrest independent MP Navneet Rana and her MLA-husband Ravi Rana till June 9, the next date of hearing on the police's plea seeking cancellation of their bail in a case pertaining to the row over recitation of 'Hanuman Chalisa'. The Ranas were arrested by the …

Hanuman Chalisa row: Mumbai police say won't arrest Navneet Rana, her MLA-husband Ravi Rana till 9 June
2 years, 7 months ago

Hanuman Chalisa row: Mumbai police say won't arrest Navneet Rana, her MLA-husband Ravi Rana till 9 June

Firstpost  

On 5 May, special Judge R N Rokade had granted bail to Navneet Rana and Ravi Rana while imposing certain conditions on them, including that they must not make any statements to the press related the case Mumbai: The Mumbai police told a special court on Wednesday that they will not arrest independent MP Navneet Rana and her MLA-husband Ravi …

'Wonder What Bal Thackeray Would Say...' Fadnavis Slams Uddhav, Calls Hanuman Chalisa Row 'Shameful'
2 years, 7 months ago

'Wonder What Bal Thackeray Would Say...' Fadnavis Slams Uddhav, Calls Hanuman Chalisa Row 'Shameful'

News 18  

Former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday wondered what Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray would have said about the prevailing situation in Maharashtra, “where reciting Hanuman Chalisa is sedition”. The leader of opposition in the assembly also likened the Maha Vikas Aghadi government with the Babri mosque structure and said he will not rest till it was “brought down”. …

Rana couple pray at Hanuman temple in Delhi for Uddhav Thackeray's ouster
2 years, 7 months ago

Rana couple pray at Hanuman temple in Delhi for Uddhav Thackeray's ouster

Firstpost  

The couple was arrested last month on sedition charges after a call for reciting the Hanuman Chalisa outside Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s residence in Mumbai and released on bail 12 days later New Delhi: Independent lawmakers Navneet and Ravi Rana on Saturday recited the Hanuman Chalisa at the Hanuman temple here and claimed to have prayed for removal of …

Hanuman Chalisa row: Mumbai police move court seeking cancellation of Rana couple's bail
2 years, 7 months ago

Hanuman Chalisa row: Mumbai police move court seeking cancellation of Rana couple's bail

Hindustan Times  

The Mumbai police on Monday filed an application in a special court here seeking cancellation of the bail granted to independent MP Navneet Rana and her MLA-husband Ravi Rana, accused in a sedition case following a row over the recitation of Hanuman Chalisa. The police sought that the couple's bail be cancelled on the ground that they had allegedly violated …

Sri Rama Sene launches campaign against azan in Karnataka with early morning bhajans
2 years, 7 months ago

Sri Rama Sene launches campaign against azan in Karnataka with early morning bhajans

The Hindu  

Sri Rama Sena, which has been opposing azan on loudspeakers, launched a campaign of playing Suprabhata, bhajans or Hanuman Chalisa on loudspeakers early in the morning in some parts of Karnataka on May 9. Sena chief Pramod Mutalik, who arrived at the Anjaneya Swamy temple in Tripura Bhairavi mutt in Shivarampet in Mysuru before the crack of dawn, offered prayers …

Hanuman Chalisa Row: Notice Issued to Rana Couple as Mumbai Police Seek Cancellation of Their Bail
2 years, 7 months ago

Hanuman Chalisa Row: Notice Issued to Rana Couple as Mumbai Police Seek Cancellation of Their Bail

News 18  

Hanuman Chalisa Row: A special court in Mumbai on Monday issued a notice to independent MP Navneet Rana and her MLA-husband Ravi Rana, accused in a sedition case following a row over the recitation of Hanuman Chalisa, seeking their response to an application filed by the Mumbai police urging for their bail to be canceled. Navneet Rana, the Lok Sabha …

Hanuman Chalisa row: Mumbai court's notice to Rana couple for allegedly violating bail condition
2 years, 7 months ago

Hanuman Chalisa row: Mumbai court's notice to Rana couple for allegedly violating bail condition

India TV News  

Highlights A Mumbai court has issued notices to Ranas & asked them to appear before it on May 18 Navneet and Ravi were granted bail on May 4 by a special court in Mumbai in the Hanuman Chalisa row Mumbai Police alleged that Ranas violated the bail condition and thus NBW be issued against them A special court in Mumbai …

Hanuman Chalisa row: Maharashtra govt likely to challenge bail of Navneet Rana, Ravi Rana tomorrow
2 years, 7 months ago

Hanuman Chalisa row: Maharashtra govt likely to challenge bail of Navneet Rana, Ravi Rana tomorrow

Firstpost  

Mumbai’s session Court on Wednesday granted bail to the Ranas who were arrested after they declared that they would recite Hanuman Chalisa outside Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s residence Mumbai: Maharashtra government is likely to challenge the bail of Lok Sabha MP from Amravati Navneet Rana and her MLA husband Ravi Rana on Monday. Mumbai’s session Court on Wednesday granted …

Ranas’ issue: BJP demands apology, Sena says ‘no chance’
2 years, 7 months ago

Ranas’ issue: BJP demands apology, Sena says ‘no chance’

The Hindu  

A day after the release of the Rana couple from jail after securing bail from the sessions court, the BJP demanded an apology from the Maharashtra government for slapping on them the sedition charge, which the court observed ‘may not have sufficient grounds.’ The ruling Shiv Sena said the observations in the bail order would get answered when the trial …

Crossed Line Of Free Speech But Prima Facie Sedition Not Made Out: Special Court On MP Navneet Rana & MLA Ravi Rana Bail
2 years, 7 months ago

Crossed Line Of Free Speech But Prima Facie Sedition Not Made Out: Special Court On MP Navneet Rana & MLA Ravi Rana Bail

Live Law  

While observing that independent MP Navneet Rana and MLA Ravi Rana had crossed that line of freedom and speech in their interviews to the media in the Hanuman Chalisa row, their acts were prima facie not seditious, the Special Court had said in their bail order. On Wednesday, the special court granted the duo conditional bail in the sedition FIR …

Hanuman Chalisa row: Formalities delay release, Rana couple to spend another night in jail
2 years, 7 months ago

Hanuman Chalisa row: Formalities delay release, Rana couple to spend another night in jail

India Today  

Independent MP Navneet Rana and her husband and MLA Ravi Rana will have to spend another night in jail after formalities delayed their release on Wednesday. The MP-MLA couple, who were arrested after they declared that they would recite Hanuman Chalisa outside Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's home, were granted bail by a Mumbai court today. As per an official …

Raj Thackeray shares Bal Thackeray\'s old video, ups ante against mosque loudspeakers
2 years, 7 months ago

Raj Thackeray shares Bal Thackeray\'s old video, ups ante against mosque loudspeakers

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: Stepping up his attack on the ruling Shiv Sena in Maharashtra, MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Wednesday tweeted an old video of late Sena founder Bal Thackeray in which the latter was seen saying the day his party comes to power, praying of namaz on roads will be stopped and loudspeakers from mosques will be removed. Raj Thackeray had …

Hanuman Chalisa row: Rana couple gets bail
2 years, 7 months ago

Hanuman Chalisa row: Rana couple gets bail

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: A sessions court in Mumbai on Wednesday granted bail to Member of Parliament Navneet Rana and her husband, legislator Ravi Rana, days after they were on April 23 booked for promoting enmity and sedition. The couple was booked for their insistence on chanting Hanuman Chalisa outside chief minister Uddhav Thackeray’s residence “to remind the Shiv Sena leader of his …

Hanuman Chalisa row: Rana couple granted bail by Mumbai court
2 years, 7 months ago

Hanuman Chalisa row: Rana couple granted bail by Mumbai court

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: A special court here on Wednesday granted bail to Independent MP Navneet Rana and her MLA-husband Ravi Rana, who were arrested following a row over the recitation of Hanuman Chalisa. The couple was arrested on April 23 by the Mumbai police following their public declaration of reciting the Hanuman Chalisa outside Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's private residence 'Matoshree' …

Hanuman Chalisa played at some places amid row over loudspeakers at mosques
2 years, 7 months ago

Hanuman Chalisa played at some places amid row over loudspeakers at mosques

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Loudspeakers were not used or kept at volumes within permissible levels at mosques as Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray threatened to launch an agitation from Wednesday if the public address systems were not removed from Muslim places of worship. Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray threatened to launch an agitation from Wednesday if the public address systems were …

Navneet, Ravi Rana get bail in Hanuman Chalisa row
2 years, 7 months ago

Navneet, Ravi Rana get bail in Hanuman Chalisa row

The Hindu  

The City Civil and Sessions Court on Wednesday granted bail to independent MP Navneet Kaur Rana and her MLA husband Ravi Rana in connection with the Hanuman Chalisa controversy. The two were arrested on April 23 for declaring that they would recite Hanuman Chalisa outside ‘Matoshree’, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s residence. Senior advocate Aabad Ponda argued how reciting Hanuman …

Hanuman Chalisa row: Mumbai court grants bail to MP Navneet Rana, MLA Ravi Rana
2 years, 7 months ago

Hanuman Chalisa row: Mumbai court grants bail to MP Navneet Rana, MLA Ravi Rana

Hindustan Times  

A special court on Wednesday granted bail to independent MP-MLA couple Navneet and Ravi Rana in the Matoshree- Hanuman Chalisa case. The couple was arrested on April 23 following their call to chant the Hanuman Chalisa in front of Shiv Sena supremo and Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray's family residence ‘Matoshree’. The lawmaker couple had dropped their plans to chant …

Hanuman Chalisa row: MP Navneet Rana, MLA husband Ravi get bail in sedition case
2 years, 7 months ago

Hanuman Chalisa row: MP Navneet Rana, MLA husband Ravi get bail in sedition case

India Today  

Maharashtra MP Navneet Rana and her MLA husband Ravi Rana have been granted bail in the sedition case lodged against them for allegedly "trying to incite communal violence by reciting Hanuman Chalisa in front of CM Uddhav Thackeray's house". Initially, Mumbai court on Sunday had sent MP Navneet Rana and her husband MLA Ravi Rana to judicial custody till May …

Breaking: [Hanuman Chalisa Row] Navneet Rana & Ravi Rana Granted Bail By Mumbai Special Court
2 years, 7 months ago

Breaking: [Hanuman Chalisa Row] Navneet Rana & Ravi Rana Granted Bail By Mumbai Special Court

Live Law  

The Mumbai Special Court on Monday allowed the bail applications of independent MP Navneet Rana and her husband MLA Ravi Rana in the sedition FIR over forcibly wanting to chant the hanuman chalisa outside the personal residence of Uddhav Thackarey, Chief Minister of Maharashtra. Opposing the bail duo's bail application the Mumbai Police claimed that their intention behind wanting to …

Loudspeaker row: MNS workers play Hanuman Chalisa near mosque in Mumbai
2 years, 7 months ago

Loudspeaker row: MNS workers play Hanuman Chalisa near mosque in Mumbai

Firstpost  

In a video, an MNS worker, holding the party flag, was seen playing the Hanuman Chalisa on a loudspeaker from a high-rise here Mumbai: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena workers played Hanuman Chalisa on a loudspeaker near a mosque in Charkop area of Mumbai on Wednesday morning, a day after their party chief Raj Thackeray gave a call to recite the religious …

Case filed against Raj Thackeray over his speech on loudspeakers
2 years, 7 months ago

Case filed against Raj Thackeray over his speech on loudspeakers

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Police charged Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray withprovocation with intent to cause riot over his repeated threats to protest against loudspeakers in mosques and issued prohibitory orders to thousands of his followers, indicating that chief minister Uddhav Thackeray had decided to deal with his estranged cousin sternly. Later, during a speech in Thane on April 12, Thackeray appealed …

Bail or jail? Mumbai court to decide Rana couple's fate on Monday
2 years, 7 months ago

Bail or jail? Mumbai court to decide Rana couple's fate on Monday

India Today  

Mumbai Sessions Court will pronounce its verdict on Monday, on a bail plea filed by MP Navneet Rana and her husband MLA Ravi Rana in the case against them over their threats to recite the Hanuman Chalisa outside Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's residence. CONSENT Meanwhile, representing the police, SPP Pradeep Gharat countered advocate Ponda's argument saying that taking the consent …

Hanuman Chalisa Row | Shiv Sena Fighting Those Who Plan To Divide India: Sanjay Raut Hits Back At BJP's Ashwini Choubey
2 years, 7 months ago

Hanuman Chalisa Row | Shiv Sena Fighting Those Who Plan To Divide India: Sanjay Raut Hits Back At BJP's Ashwini Choubey

ABP News  

New Delhi: Asserting the Shiv Sena is fighting against those who plan to divide the nation by causing riots in the name of Hanuman Chalisa, party MP Sanjay Raut on Saturday said late Bal Thackeray would have been happy with the cadres for resisting such attempts. “The Shiv Sena is fighting those who plan to divide this country by causing …

Mumbai court rejects MP Navneet Rana's plea for home-cooked meal
2 years, 7 months ago

Mumbai court rejects MP Navneet Rana's plea for home-cooked meal

India Today  

A special Magistrate Court rejected Amravati independent MP Navneet Rana's application seeking home food in prison. In the meantime, Navneet Rana's legal team has also issued a notice to the Byculla prison superintendent for not taking the MP to the hospital for a CT scan. READ | Ravi Rana, Navneet arrested: Shiv Sena says don’t mess with Matoshree, BJP condemns …

Mumbai Police oppose bail to Rana couple, back sedition charge
2 years, 7 months ago

Mumbai Police oppose bail to Rana couple, back sedition charge

India Today  

The Mumbai Police, in an 18-page document, opposed the bail plea of MP Navneet Rana and her husband Ravi Rana, arrested for threatening to protest outside Uddhav Thackeray’s private residence Matoshree over the escalating Hanuman Chalisa row in the state. Opposing the bail, the Mumbai Police said, "However innocent these pleadings may look like, the respondent says that these submissions …

Hanuman Chalisa row: Rana couple to stay in jail as Mumbai court defers hearing on bail pleas till tomorrow
2 years, 7 months ago

Hanuman Chalisa row: Rana couple to stay in jail as Mumbai court defers hearing on bail pleas till tomorrow

India TV News  

Highlights The hearing was deferred after the Rana couple's lawyer Ponda sought time till tomorrow While Navneet is lodged in Byculla women's prison, Ravi is in Taloja jail Navneet & Ravi have separately filed applications before a court seeking home food in jail Hanuman Chalisa row: Arrested MP Navneet Rana and her MLA husband will stay in jail as a …

Hanuman Chalisa Row: Navneet Rana, Husband to Remain in Jail Till April 29; MHA Seeks Report from Maha Govt on MP's Allegations
2 years, 7 months ago

Hanuman Chalisa Row: Navneet Rana, Husband to Remain in Jail Till April 29; MHA Seeks Report from Maha Govt on MP's Allegations

News 18  

The Union Home Ministry has sought a factual report from the Maharashtra government over Independent Lok Sabha MP Navneet Rana’s allegation about her arrest and “inhumane treatment” by the police, officials said. The Amaravati MP was arrested on Saturday along with her MLA-husband Ravi Rana for giving a call for the chanting of the Hanuman Chalisa outside Chief Minister Uddhav …

Hanuman Chalisa row: No relief for Rana couple, court to hear bail plea on April 29
2 years, 7 months ago

Hanuman Chalisa row: No relief for Rana couple, court to hear bail plea on April 29

India TV News  

Highlights An FIR was registered against the Rana couple by Mumbai Police on charges of sedition The Rana couple were also charged for promoting enmity They had announced they would recite the Hanuman Chalisa outside Uddhav Thackeray's residence Lok Sabha MP Navneet Rana and her MLA husband Ravi Rana will stay in jail until the next hearing. Navneet and Ravi …

Hanuman Chalisa row: BJP desperate due to its inability to form govt in Maharashtra, claims Sanjay Raut
2 years, 7 months ago

Hanuman Chalisa row: BJP desperate due to its inability to form govt in Maharashtra, claims Sanjay Raut

India TV News  

Highlights Raut claimed the BJP's desperation stems from its inability to come back to power in the state. BJP delegation of MLAs from Mumbai met Union Minister of State State for Home Nityanand Rai in Delhi Raut also claimed that BJP leader Kirit Somaiya had applied tomato sauce to pretend he was bleeding. A day after BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis …

Never intended to instigate hatred by offering Hanuman Chalisa near Matoshree: Navneet, Ravi Rana in bail plea
2 years, 7 months ago

Never intended to instigate hatred by offering Hanuman Chalisa near Matoshree: Navneet, Ravi Rana in bail plea

India Today  

Member of Parliament Navneet Rana and her husband and Member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Ravi Rana, will withdraw their bail plea, which was filed on April 24 before the Bandra Magistrate Court. The plea states that Ranas never intended to incite or create hatred by offering Hanuman Chalisa near Matoshree. The Amravati MP and MLA couple had announced that they …

Recite Hanuman Chalisa but if you do dadagiri ...: Uddhav Thackeray's stern warning
2 years, 7 months ago

Recite Hanuman Chalisa but if you do dadagiri ...: Uddhav Thackeray's stern warning

India Today  

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday, April 25, said playing Hanuman Chalisa is not a problem as he strictly warned against ‘dadagiri’. Speaking for the first time on the ongoing political whirlpool in his state over the recitation of Hanuman Chalisa, the chief minister said, “If you want to recite Hanuman Chalisa, do it by coming home. Unless this …

Bombay HC dismisses plea to quash FIR against Navneet and Ravi Rana
2 years, 7 months ago

Bombay HC dismisses plea to quash FIR against Navneet and Ravi Rana

The Hindu  

The Bombay High Court on Monday dismissed a plea filed by independent Member of Parliament Navneet Kaur Rana and her husband, Member of Legislative Assembly Ravi Rana, seeking to quash an FIR against them in the Hanuman Chalisa row. On April 22, Mrs. and Mr. Rana said they would recite the Hanuman Chalisa outside Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s bungalow, Matoshree, …

Navneet Rana accuses Maharashtra Police of caste bias, says was treated worse than animals
2 years, 7 months ago

Navneet Rana accuses Maharashtra Police of caste bias, says was treated worse than animals

India Today  

Navneet Rana on Monday wrote a letter to Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla alleging torture following her arrest over her threats to recite the Hanuman Chalisa outside Uddhav Thackeray's residence. READ | Uddhav Thackeray framed us, says arrested MLA Ravi Rana as Hanuman Chalisa row escalates "Shiv Sena’s abandonment of the pure Hindutva principles is apparent from the fact that …

'If it has guts...': Fadnavis dares MVA government over 'Hanuman Chalisa'
2 years, 7 months ago

'If it has guts...': Fadnavis dares MVA government over 'Hanuman Chalisa'

Hindustan Times  

Former Maharashtra chief minister and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Monday slammed the Maha Vikas Aghadi over the 'Hanuman Chalisa' row, accusing the Uddhav Thackeray-led government of wanting to “crush and kill” the opposition. He said if sedition charges are imposed against the Amravati MP-MLA couple - Navneet and Ravi Rana - then the opposition will chant Hanuman Chalisa together. …

Shiv Sena slams BJP over Hanuman Chalisa row, says Hindutva is culture, not chaos
2 years, 7 months ago

Shiv Sena slams BJP over Hanuman Chalisa row, says Hindutva is culture, not chaos

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: In the wake of a political row in Maharashtra over the recitation of Hanuman Chalisa, the Shiv Sena on Monday hit out at the BJP and said the Hindutva ideology is a culture and not chaos. An editorial in the Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana' claimed the BJP's "rotten brain" was behind independent MP Navneet Rana and her MLA husband Ravi …

Hanuman Chalisa row: Maharashtra MP-MLA couple go to HC for cancellation of FIRs
2 years, 7 months ago

Hanuman Chalisa row: Maharashtra MP-MLA couple go to HC for cancellation of FIRs

Hindustan Times  

Maharashtra lawmaker Navneet Rana and her husband Ravi Rana on Monday moved Bombay high court seeking cancellation of FIR against them. Navneet Rana and her husband were arrested on Saturday over their plan to chant Hanuman Chalisa outside the residence of Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray. Navneet Rana, the MP from Amravati was taken to the Byculla jail while her husband …

Maharashtra govt to probe who instigated the Ranas to recite Hanuman Chalisa outside Matoshree
2 years, 7 months ago

Maharashtra govt to probe who instigated the Ranas to recite Hanuman Chalisa outside Matoshree

Op India  

According to reports, the Maharashtra government is set to launch an investigation to identify “the elements” who reportedly persuaded independent MP Navneet Rana and her husband Ravi Rana to recite Hanuman Chalisa outside Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s house. On Sunday, deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and state home minister Dilip Walse-Patil told reporters in Nashik that the police will examine …

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