Mumbai, Nov 29 (UNI) Mumbai Police arrested former Mayor Datta Dalvi, a Shiv Sena (UBT) leader, for allegedly using abusive language against Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, here on Wednesday.
The action was taken on a complaint made by a ruling Shiv Sena activist, Bhushan Palande.
In his complaint before Bhandup Police Station, Palande accused Dalvi of publicly making objectionable remarks against a person (CM) who is occupying a constitutional post.
Soon after the arrest, he was produced before a magistrate court, which remanded him to 14 days’ judicial custody; however, the court did not allow the bail plea moved by him.
From the magistrate court, he was taken to the hospital, and later he was taken to Thane Central Jail, where he will be lodged.
Shiv Sena (UBT) leaders, including MP Sanjay Raut and MLA Sunil Raut, flayed the government for the ‘illegal’ arrest of Dalvi, alleging that it was carried out due to ‘pressure from above’ on the Mumbai Police.
The police have charged Dalvi, who was Mayor between 2005 and 2007, under various sections of the Indian Penal Code for allegedly making derogatory references to the CM.
Sunil Raut, who went to the Bhandup Police Station, later warned that on Thursday, the Shiv Sena (UBT) activists will stage road blocks in the city to protest against the arrest of Dalvi, a senior citizen suffering from various ailments.
He said that there are many ruling party leaders, like Minister Abdul Sattar or the Rane siblings, who also use bad language against opposition leaders, but the police never target them in such a manner.
Last Sunday (Nov 26), there was a meeting of the party’s Konkan unit office-bearers where Dalvi reportedly made some objectionable statements against the CM with reference to one of his recent election campaign speeches in Rajasthan.
