Amid delay within the cabinet expansion, the Eknath Shinde-Devendra Fadnavis authorities has been slammed by rivals.
Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday took a swipe at his former social gathering colleague – Sanjay Raut – hours after Raut’s house was raided amid investigation in a cash laundering case, Raut, who has been a vehement critic of the BJP, stated he received’t go away Team Uddhav Thackeray, underlining that the motion was taken towards him utilizing “false evidence”.
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Hours later, briefing the reporters, Eknath Shinde stated that Raut “should not be afraid if he has not done anything wrong”. Stressing that the central probe company was doing its work, Shinde additional dismissed claims that Raut was requested to hitch his camp. “Just because one’s scared of the ED, one shouldn’t come to our party,” Shinde was quoted as saying by information company ANI.
Shinde’s revolt towards Uddhav Thackeray had led to the collapse of the Maha Vikas Aghadi authorities in Maharashtra. The NCP-Congress-Shiv Sena mix couldn’t survive the revolt of the Sena MLAs who had sided with Shinde.
Amid the investigation, Raut acquired contemporary summons from the ED over alleged fraud in a venture redevelopment. Earlier too, he had stated that he had acquired an invitation to hitch the insurgent MLAs however he had refused.
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On Sunday, as probe company officers reached his house, he tweeted: “I swear by late Balasabheb Thackeray that I have nothing to do with any scam…Balasaheb taught us to fight..I will continue to fight for Shiv Sena.”
“I will not leave Shiv Sena..Even if I die, I will not surrender,” the Rajya Sabha MP additional stated.
Meanwhile, Shinde on Sunday additionally stated that his cabinet can be expanded quickly, ANI reported.
The Eknath Shinde-Devendra Fadnavis authorities is but to disclose the small print on portfolios ever because it was fashioned about three weeks in the past.
Rivals haven’t missed a possibility to assault the duo. On Saturday, Shiv Sena chief Priyanka Chaturvedi tweeted memes to take a swipe on the authorities.