Hanuman Chalisa row: BJP MP Prakash Javadekar calls arrest of Navneet Rana, her husband 'illegal'

In the wake of the highlypoliticised Hanuman Chalisa row in Mumbai BJP MP Prakash Javadekar hit out at the Maharashtra government for the arrest of MP Navneet Rana and her MLA husband Ravi Rana for the ruckus outside their Amaravati houseThe former minister said the Maharashtra government has freaked out and added that Hanuman Chalisalike politics isnt a BJP thingI am surprised A Lok Sabha MP and an MLA who are also husband and wife are in their house They want to go to Matoshree Chief Minister Uddhav Thackerays residence If only Section 144 is imposed in and around the Chief Ministers house the police can stop them On top of that they didnt even come out of their house Then as per which law did the police arrest them It is illegal to arrest MP and MLA without any reason said JavadekarThey got arrested by the police who did not let them come out of the house since morning They were not even allowed to go to the market or to the doctor While no FIR was registered against the Shiv Sainiks who gathered outside Navneet Rana and Ravi Ranas house violating Section 144 What kind of justice is this added JavadekarThe minister said no action is being taken against those who gheraoed their house since morning Unfortunately the law is not adhered to in Maharashtra nor do they make arrests legally The government has freaked outOn Saturday a row erupted when Amravati MP Navneet Rana and her husband MLA Ravi Rana stated that the couple plans to chant Hanuman Chalisa outside MatoshreeMaharashtra CMs Mumbai Residence after which a huge crowd gathered outside the residence of the political couple waving flags with an aim to prevent them from reaching the Chief Ministers residenceOn Sunday MP Navneet Rana and MLA Ravi Rana were sent to judicial custody for 14days by the Holiday and Sunday court of Metropolitan Magistrate BandraThe MPMLA couples application will be heard by the court on April 29 The Mumbai Police has asked them to file their say on the bail plea on April 27When asked about the Shiv Senas allegations that BJP is triggering the controversy Javadekar said The Maharashtra government has freaked out That is why BJP launched the Pol Khol campaign This is not BJPs politics Shiv Sena and BJP alliance in 2019 lured vote banks and they amassed votes under the aegis of PM Modis image but joined hands with BJPs rivals the next moment Maharashtra had never witnessed such cheatingSpeaking about former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh Nawab Malik and dismissed IPS officer Anil Vaze Javadekar said What is happening in Maharashtra Two of its ministers are behind bars serving their jail terms Police are involved in murder and the police are involved in placing bombs How will the state function Ministers are busy going to the jailJavadekar alleged that Shiv Sena party workers attacked Kirit Somaiya and refused to lodge an FIR Everyone saw live on television screens how Kirit was attacked but Mumbai police refused to file an FIRThe incident took place when Somaiya visited the Khar Police Station after the arrest of MP Navneet Rana and her husband MLA Ravi RanaThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever