A court in Raigad district of Maharashtra has discharged Union Minister Narayan Rane, stating that his statement made in 2021 about slapping the then CM of Maharashtra Uddhav Thackeray, did not amount to criminal intimidation. The court observed that the statement made by the union minister was politically insensitive, and such remarks were not expected from a person who holds the post of a union minister.

In 2021, Narayan Rane had made a statement against Uddhav during a press conference. He had said, "Mi Asto Tar Kanakhalich Chadhavli Asti’ (If it was me, I would have slapped him)."