Nitesh Narayan Rane

Nitesh Narayan Rane
Member of Legislative Assembly
Constituency Kankavli
Personal details
Born 23 June 1982
Citizenship Indian
Political party Indian National Congress
Spouse(s) Rutuja Rane
Relations Narayan Rane (father)
Nilesh Rane (brother)
Residence Mumbai

Nitesh Narayan Rane (Marathi: नितेश नारायण राणे) is a youth leader and a member of Maharashtra Legislative Assembly for the Kankavli vidhansabha constituency. he is the head of the non-governmental organization "Swabhiman Sanghatana". He is the younger son of former chief minister and senior Congress politician Narayan Rane.[1]

Early life

Nitesh Rane was born in Mumbai to Neelam Rane and Narayan Rane, a senior Congress leader from Maharashtra on 23 June 1982.[2][3] He is an MBA professional and studied in the United States along with his elder brother Nilesh. He returned to India to join politics and help his father when his father decided to quit Shiv Sena in 2005 and join Congress.[1]

Career

Swabhiman Sanghatana

Rane started his career by founding Swabhiman Sanghatana which raises social issues in areas of youth unemployment, health services, basic amenities throughout Maharashtra, and mainly in Mumbai.[4] He was also the general secretary of Youth Congress, Mumbai but resigned from his post in December 2008 because of the conflict between him and other local Congress leaders.[1] At the onset of summer of 2010, the organization launched a toll free helpline where citizens could register their complaints against the private water supply tankers. Rane stated that the private tankers charged exorbitant prices ranging from anything between 6 to 25 times the rate set by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.[5][6] He blamed the Shiv Sena-BJP administered BMC for their failure to curb "water-mafia".[7]

Swabhiman Sanghatana has organised several job fairs.[8] In October 2011 at Kamgar Maidan, Mumbai, it set a Guinness World Record by conducting largest job fair which gave over 25,000 jobs to unemployed youth, including physically challenged.[9]

Politics

He contested from Kankavli vidhansabha constituency in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, 2014 and won by margin of over 25,000 votes.[10]

Other works

In September 2012 he started an initiative called "Maharashtra Kalanidhi" (MKN) along with theatre personality Anant Panshikar in order to help Marathi theatre and to get audience to Marathi cinema.[11] The organization helped director-producer Sanjay Jadhav when he faced financial setbacks in production of his film Duniyadari (2013).[12] he is building a film city,which will help the marathi film makers to have very good locations in konkan and low rates for hiring the comprehensive facilities in the film city. first phase of the project is on 10 acres of land in the malvan area.he is working on the project along with team of maharashtra kalanidhi.[13]

In February 2012, he launched Sindhudurg Tour Guide, a training program with the aim to provide employment & self-employment opportunity to local youth in tourism industry in the Sindhudurg district.[14][15]

In February 2014 he also launched a unique mobile job providing initiative called "Naukri Express". A mobile vehicle which has mobile office with counters and interview booths, it will travel across Maharashtra advertising vacancies in local organizations with the aim to bring jobs at doorsteps.[16]

In media

Rane has made to local as well as national news many times. Late in 2009, he protested the release of the Marathi film Zenda as one character in it "Sada Malwankar" resembled his father Narayan Rane, who was the then Minister of Revenue for the state. The producer-director of the film Avdhoot Gupte had to re-shoot and re-dub few scenes and also change the character's name to "Sada Panvalkar" thus removing the connection of Rane family with their hometown Malvan.[17] In 2010, Chintu Shaikh, a small businessman who runs a medical store in Vikhroli, filed an F.I.R. against Rane under section 307 of the Indian Penal Code for attempted murder. Shaikh claimed that Rane had fired two rounds at him. But the prima facie medical report called the injury to be sustained by some "sharp object" and not bullets.[18] With further investigation, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) gave clean cheat to Rane in 2012. The case was transferred to CBI from police when Shaikh filed a petition in Bombay High Court claiming that police were wrongfully protecting Rane.[19]

In March 2010, He launched water mafia helpline to tackle water mafia in Mumbai,he also warned the tanker association to lower their prices,he claimed that the BMC has done nothing to curb the city’s water mafia.[20]

In 2011, Rane claimed that the water mafia sells water to poor people at high rates and sena-bjp are running the water mafia. In a move against water mafia his organization team along with him destroyed an illegal pipeline that water mafia has built in Thane from which 10 lakh litres of water was being stolen everyday.[21]

In 2012, Rane claimed that the Election Commission of India should close the stall of Vada pav run by Shiv Sena, just in the manner it had ordered covering of statues of Mayawati in Uttar Pradesh. He deemed these stalls as "promotional activity" of Shiv Sena in the light of upcoming elections of BMC.[22] Earlier in 2011 BMC had threatened to demolish illegal stalls, including those set by Swabhiman Sanghatana. BMC had then removed Shiv Sena's stalls also after Rane warned BMC for partial behaviour.[23]

In 2012, he was warned by BMC for displaying huge hoardings and banners on the occasion of his birthday by his followers. In response he stated that the banners were already removed by them and that BMC was targeting Nitesh Rane while turning a blind eye on banners of Shiv Sena.[2]

On 3 December 2013, he was detained by police for allegedly damaging toll booth and assaulting workers at a toll plaza in Goa.[24]

In 2013-14, Rane was in news for his tweets against narendra modi and Gujarati people inhabiting Mumbai,[25][26] demanding they leave Mumbai[27] and stated to take action against them.[28][29][30][31][32]

Personal life

Nitesh Rane married Rutuja Shinde on 28 November 2010. The wedding ceremony took place at the Hotel Grand Hyatt, Mumbai and the reception was held at Royal Western India Turf Club.[33][34][35]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Jore, Dharmendra (September 25, 2010). "Nitesh Rane: His father’s son". Mumbai: Hindustan Times. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Devasia, Sanjeev (July 20, 2012). "Birthday hoardings get Nitesh Rane in trouble with BMC". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Target youth: Nitesh Rane unveils agenda". Indian Express. June 24, 2009. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
  4. ↑ Iyer, Kavitha (February 9, 2012). "If Raj Thackeray is kingmaker, I will be mini-kingmaker: Nitesh Rane". Indian Express. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Nitesh Rane launches toll-free number to fight Mumbai's water mafia". DNA. March 10, 2010. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Cut water price or face the music, Nitesh Rane tells private tankers". Indian Express. March 11, 2010. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Nitesh Rane sets up water Helpline, claims BMC’S is a failure". Hindustan Times. March 11, 2010. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  8. ↑ "15,000 placements on offer at Swabhimaan Sanghatana job fair". Indian Express. December 15, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
  9. ↑ "25,300 jobs in a day! Mumbai creates Guinness record". DNA. October 14, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
  10. ↑ "Maharashtra Result". Financialexpress. October 19, 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Rane- Panshikar's 'Maharashtra Kalanidhi' aims to support Marathi Theatre...". Mumbai Theatre Guide. August 31, 2012. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
  12. ↑ "Nitesh Rane bails out Marathi filmmaker". Money Control. December 19, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  13. ↑ "Konkan to get a film city". Times Of India. February 15, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Sindhudurg Darshan in rains through a ‘Sindhudurg Guide’ by Nitesh Rane". apnnews.com. June 13, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
  15. ↑ "The Sindhudurg Guide launches 4 products and services for travellers on World Tourism Day". travelbizmonitor.com. June 13, 2012. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
  16. ↑ "Nitesh Rane's hiring booth-on-wheels for Maharashtra". indiatoday.intoday.in. February 18, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Zenda, Abohomann to release on January 22". Screen India. January 22, 2010. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  18. ↑ Singh, Vijay V. (September 25, 2010). "Cops pick holes in Nitesh Rane 'shooting' case". Mumbai: Times of India. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  19. ↑ "CBI gives clean chit to Rane Junior in shooting case". Mumbai: Times of India. March 29, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  20. ↑ "Nitesh Rane sets up water Helpline, claims BMC’S is a failure". hindustan times. March 11, 2010. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  21. ↑ "MiD DAY's water mafia expose: Nitesh Rane gets into the act". Mid-Day. August 24, 2011. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
  22. ↑ "Cover all Sena vada pav stalls also: Nitesh Rane". Indian Express. January 11, 2012. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  23. ↑ "Vada pav wars: BMC removes Shiv Sena's stalls after Nitesh Rane's warning". DNA. July 5, 2011. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  24. ↑ Tuesday, Dec 03, 2013. "Narayan Rane's son Nitesh Rane detained for toll booth damage". Dnaindia. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
  25. ↑ "Now, Nitesh Rane plays Marathi manoos card, targets Gujaratis in Mumbai who praise Narendra Modi - Mumbai - DNA". Dnaindia.com. Retrieved 2013-08-05.
  26. ↑ "Gujaratis who praise Narendra Modi should leave Mumbai: Nitesh Rane". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 2013-08-02. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
  27. ↑ "Gujaratis who praise Narendra Modi should leave city: Nitesh Rane". Mumbai Mirror. 2013-08-02. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
  28. ↑ Monday, Aug 05, 2013. "'Has Congress' Nitesh Rane lost it? Makes xenophobic comments on Twitter against Gujarati community in Mumbai to target Narendra Modi". DNA India. Retrieved 2014-04-27.
  29. ↑ http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/nitesh-rane-wants-mumbai-cleaned-of-gujjus/1/399479.html
  30. ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Congress-leader-Nitesh-Rane-wants-Mumbai-cleaned-of-Gujjus-draws-criticism/articleshow/45059924.cms
  31. ↑ http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Want-to-first-clean-Mumbai-off-Gujaratis-Nitesh-Rane/articleshow/45063832.cms
  32. ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/mumbai/maharashtra-mlas-remark-against-gujarati-community-sparks-controversy/article6571195.ece
  33. ↑ Shinde, Raju (November 29, 2010). "Nitesh Rane’s glowing bride". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  34. ↑ Singh, Varun; Seth, Urvashi; Khan, Shadab (November 28, 2010). "700 chefs, 20,000 invitees for big fat Rane wedding". Mid Day. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  35. ↑ "Wedding crashers trash Nitesh Rane's reception". Mid Day. November 29, 2010. Retrieved April 5, 2013.

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