‘Objectionable’ remark: Shinde Sena’s Shaina files FIR against Sena UBT’s Arvind Sawant

In her connection to police, Shaina said, “At astir 8 americium connected Friday, my PA Amit Ramjilal Yadav, informed maine implicit the telephone that a video defaming maine had gone viral connected societal media. He sent maine the video connected WhatsApp, and upon watching it, I saw that Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) MP Arvind Sawant was speaking to the media during which helium commented that ‘imported maal nahi chalega, archetypal maal chalega’.”

While verifying the video, Shaina NC learned that it had been recorded betwixt 11 americium and 3 p.m. connected October 29 astatine Mumbai Central, aft which she approached the Nagpada constabulary presumption to lodge a complaint.

A elder constabulary serviceman overseeing the probe said, “We person registered a lawsuit based connected the complainant’s statement. We volition travel the ineligible procedure.”
Sawant has been booked nether Section 79 (intending to insult a woman’s modesty) and Section 356(2) (defamation) of the BNS Act.

After the FIR was registered connected Friday, Shaina said, “We each are alert that ‘Maha Vinash Aghadi’ (opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi) doesn’t respect women… But Ma Mumba Devi’s blessing is with me.. I americium a woman, girl of Mumbai and not ‘maal’. It’s Laxmi Pujanala today, erstwhile you execute Puja of goddess Laxmi, and Arvind Sawant says I americium a maal, which means an item.”

“If you are going to marque derogatory remarks against immoderate woman, specified FIR volition beryllium registered against you and the instrumentality volition instrumentality its course. When you outrage the modesty of a woman, bash you deliberation that the pistillate volition support quiet? Women of Maharashtra volition springiness them a befitting reply,” she added. Earlier successful the day, Shaina had demanded an apology from Sawant.

Sawant, however, said that his connection was misrepresented and helium ne'er mentioned Shaina NC’s name. “Where did I instrumentality her name? My connection has been misrepresented. The FIR has been registered and sections person been imposed due to the fact that we are successful the opposition,” Sawant said.

The alleged derogatory word was made by Sawant during his run for Congress’s Amin Patel who is contesting against Shaina successful Mumbadevi. Amin Patel has represented the country since 2009.

Reacting to the statement, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde posted connected societal media level X, “The connection made by a Sena (UBT) MP connected the Shiv Sena campaigner Shaina NC is insulting to each women and shows the ideological level of Sena (UBT)… From Mata Jijai who taught Rajdharma to Savitri Bai Phule who took up societal reform, Maharashtra has got a large contented of respecting women… It is unfortunate that a idiosyncratic should stoop to specified a debased level for politics.”

Later speaking to the media, the CM said, “Whoever has said this, each the sisters of Maharashtra volition amusement him his spot and nonstop him backmost home. If Balasaheb Thackeray would person been determination today, helium would person smashed the look of immoderate Sainik who person utilized specified words.”