The Mumbai Police on Saturday registered 17 more first information reports (FIRs) against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders and workers for the alleged violation of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) protocols during the Jan Ashirwad Yatra of Union minister Narayan Rane in different parts of the city.
With this, the total number of FIRs filed against the BJP rally has climbed to 36. The fresh FIRs have been registered in Mulund, Ghatkopar, Vikhroli, Bhandup, Pant Nagar, Khar, Santacruz, Powai, MIDC, Saki Naka, Meghwadi, Goregaon, Charkop, Borivali and MHB police stations in Mumbai, news agency reported.
Union minister Rane, who was recently inducted into the Narendra Modi cabinet, launched the Jan Ashirwad Yatra along with his three colleagues in the Centre, despite Covid restrictions placed by the Mumbai Police. Senior BJP leaders, including former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and Pravin Darekar, were also a part of the rally.
News Source : Outlook.com
