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A mob targeted a rally held by BJP leader and former MP Navneet Rana in Amravati, Maharashtra, last night. The troublemakers can be seen throwing chairs and shouting slogans against her in a viral video. In response, Rana, surrounded by her supporters, approached the group, seemingly urging them to leave the rally. As her supporters advanced toward the attackers, the mob fled the scene.

Later, Rana informed the police about the incident, demanding strict action against the troublemakers. Police registered a case against unidentified people, and force was deployed at the village. In a media briefing, Rana stated that some people started making lewd gestures and hooting during her speech. When her followers stopped them from using religious slogans, they started throwing chairs.

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 "We were campaigning peacefully in Khallar. But during my speech, some people started making lewd gestures and hooting. I did not react. Then they started raising Allahu Akbar slogans. When party supporters asked them not to use slang for me, they started throwing chairs," Rana was quoted as saying by NDTV. "I was accompanied by mediapersons, but their anger was directed at me. They started throwing chairs and verbally abusing me. Some of the party functionaries with me were injured. It is clearly seen in the video. The six security personnel with me saved me. I was spat on, but it fell on the uniform of a security personnel. We have filed a complaint. If no one is arrested soon, the whole Hindu community of Amravati will gather here," she added.

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Inspector of the crime branch in Amravati Rural, Kiran Wankhade, said that a case was registered on the complaint of Navneet Rana. He assured that the situation was under control. "During the rally, a dispute broke out between two groups. We have registered a case on the complaint of Navneet Rana. The situation is now under control," Wankhade was quoted as saying by NDTV.