India, March 20 -- Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis censured his cabinet colleague and fisheries minister Nitesh Rane on Wednesday, over his recent provocative statements against the minority community. Advising him to exercise restraint, Fadnavis said "ministers need to follow 'Rajdharma' propagated by former prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, and keep aside personal likes and dislikes".

On Monday, Rane had expressed solidarity with Hindutva organisations pushing for razing of emperor Aurangzeb's tomb in Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar. Around a week ago, he launched an online platform that promotes the sale of meat exclusively sourced from Hindu butchers - the initiative was positioned as an alternative to Halal-certified products. In Sep...