Nana Patole said Nitesh Rane's father, Union minister Narayan Rane, a former Congressman, too, had faced corruption charges from BJP leader Kirit Somaiya and wondered what happened to the same
Nana Patole. File Photo
Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole on Wednesday hit out at BJP MLA Nitesh Rane for demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray after the ED attached assets of a company owned by the CM's brother-in-law.
Patole said Nitesh Rane's father, Union minister Narayan Rane, a former Congressman, too, had faced corruption charges from BJP leader Kirit Somaiya and wondered what happened to the same.
The state Congress chief asked whether those who join the BJP become "holy".
Kankavli MLA Nitesh Rane had pitched for Thackeray's resignation on Tuesday after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) attached assets worth Rs 6.45 crore of a company owned by Shridhar Madhav Patankar, Thackeray's brother-in-law, in connection with a money laundering investigation.
"Somaiya had levelled serious corruption charges against Narayan Rane and Kripashankar Singh (when the two were in Congress before joining BJP). What happened to those allegations? Do those who face allegations become holy on joining the BJP?" Patole counter questioned when media persons asked him about Nitesh Rane's demand.
He accused the BJP of making allegations against Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) leaders to divert the people's attention from key issues like price rise, unemployment and fuel price hike.
Thackeray is also the president of the Shiv Sena, which heads the MVA government. The Congress and the NCP are constituents of the ruling coalition.
This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever.
Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest news!" Click here!
