State Deputy Chief Minister and chief of Shiv Sena (Shinde group) Eknath Shinde has said that his party strongly supports MLA Nilesh Rane in the sting operation case.
Addressing a rally at Malvan in Sindhudurg district on Sunday evening, Shinde praised his party’s MLA Nilesh Rane for his aggressive work in the district, and said that he should not be scared while doing good work for the development of the district, and he strongly supports such good work.
Shinde also said that Rane was not alone in the sting operation case as all senior leaders including Uday Samant and Deepak Kesarkar had met Rane after the sting operation to discuss the issue while giving support.
Deputy CM Shinde said that during the time he was chief minister, he had brought many developments projects in the state including schemes like ‘Ladki Bahin’.
There were many difficulties in implementing this scheme but he had succeed in implementing it, Shinde said, and firmly said that the ‘Ladki Bahin’ scheme will never stop and will continue.
Shinde’s support comes as Sindhudurg Police registered an FIR against Nilesh Rane on Friday on the charge of trespassing a BJP supporter’s house, days after the Shiv Sena MLA alleged that bags of cash meant for distribution to voters were found there during his “sting operation”.
The case was filed at the Malvan police station, based on a complaint filed by BJP worker Vijay Kenavadekar.
Nilesh and his brother and BJP minister Nitesh Rane, are locked in a bitter campaign in Sindhudurg district for the local body polls.