The Maharashtra Police have registered two FIRs against BJP MLA Nitesh Rane for allegedly delivering inflammatory speeches against a community at two separate events in Ahmednagar on Sunday.
Rakesh Ola, Superintendent of Police, Ahmednagar, confirmed the registration of the two FIRs — one on Sunday and the other on Monday. They were registered in Shrirampur and Topkhana police stations.
A video from one of the events, Sakal Hindi Samaj Andolan, organised in Ahmednagar in support of religious guru Ramgiri Maharaj, has been circulated on social media.
In the video, the Kankavli MLA can be heard saying that if anyone speaks against Maharaj, they will be beaten up. He is also heard using offensive language.
There have been several FIRs registered against Maharaj for allegedly delivering communal speeches.
Sharing the video of Rane’s speech, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) national spokesperson Waris Pathan, in a post on X, requested Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his deputy Devendra Fadnavis to take cognisance of the matter and arrest Rane.
“In Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar, BJP MLA Nitish Rane is openly threatening the police administration that he will enter the mosque and kill Muslims one by one. He is spreading hatred against Muslims in his entire speech. This is inflammatory speech, hate speech. BJP is trying to create communal violence in Maharashtra before the elections. @CMOMaharashtra @DGPMaharashtra. Take cognizance of this entire speech and immediately file an FIR and take him into custody!” wrote Pathan.
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