Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut on Wednesday tweeted a picture of him holding hands with former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray and tweeted a couple of lines of Premchand which says the easiest thing in life is to betray your own people. Raut has been summoned today for questioning by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case.
On Tuesday 12 of the 19 Sena members in the Lok Sabha met Speaker Om Birla seeking to replace Thackeray loyalist Vinayak Raut as the floor leader of the House. Acting on the representation, Birla has recognized Rahul Shewale as the leader of the party in the Lok Sabha. Birla also recognized Bhawna Gawli as the party’s chief whip. There are two instances on the basis of which the Speaker made the decision.
“We are the internet process of the party and there is no split in the party. Shiv Sena is Shiv Sena. The party was angry with our leader Vinayak Raut. He was not supportive at all and that’s why we have demanded to replace him,” Shewale said. Raut yesterday tweeted chief minister Eknath Shinde’s faction as “snakes”.
“Learn the skill of crushing the fun too…..Do not leave the forest because of the fear of snakes… Jai Maharashtra!!,” tweeted MP Raut on Tuesday morning. Meanwhile, Raut had last been questioned on July 1 by the ED for about 10 hours and his reply was recorded under the criminal sections of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). This was the second time that the ED has issued a summons to
