Navneet Rana and Ravi Rana were earlier arrested by Mumbai police after they said they will recite thr Hanuman Chalisa outside Uddhav Thackeray’s private residence.
Navneet Rana, the MP from Amravati in Maharashtra, and her MLA-husband Ravi Rana were arrested on April 23 by the Mumbai police after the couple announced that they would recite the Hanuman Chalisa outside CM Thackeray's private residence `Matoshree'.
The Amravati MP and her MLA husband Ravi Rana were arrested by the Mumbai Police last month following their public declaration of reciting the Hanuman Chalisa outside Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's private residence 'Matoshree' in Bandra.
It also said that the couple's announcement to recite Hanuman Chalisa outside Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's house did not have the intention of "subverting the government by violent means'', and although their statements are "blameworthy" they cannot be stretched too far to be brought under the ambit of the sedition charge.
Lalu Prasad Yadav said that those demanding a ban on loudspeakers on mosques wanted to divide the country.
MP Navneet Rana and her husband Ravi Rana, who is an independent MLA, were arrested on April 23 from their Mumbai residence after declaring that they would recite the Hanuman Chalisa outside Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's home in Bandra.
The loudspeakers row started when Raj Thackeray on April 12 gave an ultimatum to the Maharashtra government to remove loudspeakers from mosques by May 3, failing which, he warned, MNS workers will play Hanuman Chalisa on loudspeakers.
Reiterating that it's not a religious but a social issue, Raj Thackeray said, "It's not only about mosques, there are several temples where illegal loudspeakers are running. I have already made it clear that it's (illegal loudspeakers) not a religious issue but a social issue."
Navneet Rana and Ravi Rana were granted bail by special judge RN Rokade of a special court on a surety of Rs 50,000 and the conditions that they shall not speak to the media on any subjects related to the case and tamper with evidence.
A case was filed against Raj Thackeray on Tuesday when he appealed to people to play Hanuman Chalisa on loudspeakers in the areas where loudspeakers are used for 'Aazan' from today.
Navneet Rana and Ravi Rana were arrested by the Mumbai Police last month following their public declaration of reciting the Hanuman Chalisa outside Uddhav Thackeray's residence.
Navneet Rana, the Lok Sabha MP from Amravati, and her MLA husband Ravi Rana from Badnera were arrested on April 23 by the Mumbai Police following their public declaration of reciting the Hanuman Chalisa outside Uddhav Thackeray's private residence 'Matoshree'.
MNS chief Raj Thackeray has asked party workers and the people to play Hanuman Chalisa on loudspeakers outside mosques if azaans are played on loudspeakers from minarets.
MNS chief Raj Thackeray in a two-page letter said, "I appeal to all Hindus that tomorrow, the 4th of May, if you hear the loudspeakers blaring the azan; in those very places, play the Hanuman Chalisa on loudspeakers! That's when they will realise, the hindrance of these loudspeakers."
The Indian diaspora gathered and recited the prayer, whilst others nearby also celebrated Eid. All was done in harmony and with respect to each other's beliefs.
Addressing a mega public rally in Aurangabad, Raj Thackeray said that he won’t be responsible for what all happens after the May 3 deadline to remove the loudspeakers from the mosques.
The couple is currently in judicial custody. While Navneet Rana is lodged in Byculla prison, her husband is in Taloja jail in neighboring Navi Mumbai. The Mumbai Sessions court will soon pass the judgment on their plea for bail.
The Mumbai police had told a special court that while on the face of it the plan of Rana couple to recite Hanuman Chalisa outside the Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's residence may look innocent, but it was in fact a "big plot" to challenge the MVA government.
Navneet Rana and Ravi Rana were arrested on April 23 following their public declaration of reciting the Hanuman Chalisa outside Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray's private residence 'Matoshree' in Bandra.
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