India, Aug. 21 -- BJP MP Narayan Rane on Thursday told a court here that he was willing to settle the defamation case filed against him by Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut. Raut, who is also a Rajya Sabha member, had filed a criminal defamation complaint against the former Union minister for allegedly making "malicious and false" remarks against him at the Konkan Festival held in Bhandup in the metropolis on January 15, 2023. During the hearing of the matter before the Mazgaon magistrate court, Rane's lawyer Satishmane Shinde "offered for the settlement of the complaint". However, advocate Sarthak Shetty, appearing for Raut, said that they had not received any proposal yet. A decision on settlement can be taken only after the proposal i...