Union minister Narayan Rane arrested for remarks against Maharashtra CM. Narayan Rane had reportedly said he will slap Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray for forgetting the year of India’s independence during his August 15 address to the people of the state. Union minister Narayan Rane was arrested by the Ratnagiri police in Maharashtra for comments against chief minister Uddhav Thackeray. Three FIRs were registered in the state one each in Nashik, Pune and Mahad against Rane who reportedly talked about slapping Thackeray for forgetting the year of India’s independence. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader asserted that Thackeray forgot India’s year of independence during his August 15 address to the people of the state. He made the remarks on Monday, during his ‘Jan Ashirwad Yatra’ in Raigad district.