Narayan Rane, Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, was on Tuesday detained and process for his arrest in on by Ratnagiri Police for his 'slap' remark on Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray. The police has taken Mr Rane into custody from Sangameshwar in Ratnagiri.
Currently, four FIRs have been lodged in Pune, Nashik, Thane and Mahad against the union minister.
Meanwhile, Twitter users are enraged as to why the Union Minister is being arrested while former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh still absconding and underground.
Twitterati slammed the Uddhav Thackeray led- MVA government over Rane's arrest process and holding on to Deshmukh who has been summoned by Enforcement Directorate in corruption case and misuse of official position.
One Twitter user questioned, "Narayan Rane arrested but Anil Deshmukh is still hiding! Shame on Best CM", while another one wrote, "Narayan rane is arrested but no news about criminal Anil deshmukh. What else can we expect with a flop coalition government?".
Here's how Twitterati are reacting to the Minister's arrest:
