"False Action": Sanjay Raut After Enforcement Directorate Raids His Home
NDTV
Enforcement Directorate investigators reached Sanjay Raut's home this morning after he missed summons twice -- on July 20 and July 27.
Soon after officials of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) reached Sanjay Raut's residence to question him in a money laundering case, the Shiv Sena leader tweeted that the central agency's investigation is based on "false evidence".
ED investigators reached the Rajya Sabha MP's home this morning after he missed summons twice -- on July 20 and July 27. The agency wants to question him in connection with the redevelopment of a chawl in Mumbai. Mr Raut, who is a close aide of Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, has denied any wrongdoing and alleged that he is being targeted out of political vendetta.
"I have nothing to do with any scam. I am saying this by taking the oath of Shiv Sena chief Balasaheb Thackeray. Balasaheb taught us to fight. I will continue to fight for Shiv Sena," he tweeted in Marathi this morning. "False action. False evidence. I will not leave Shiv Sena. Even if I die, I will not surrender. Jai Maharashtra," he added.
BJP MLA Ram Kadam questioned why the Sena leader missed the summons. "Why is he scared of Enforcement Directorate if he is innocent? He has all the time to give press conference but no time to visit probe agency office for questioning," he said.
