Raut slams Padma Bhushan honour for Koshyari, accuses him of toppling Uddhav govt.
The Hindu
Sanjay Raut criticizes the Padma Bhushan award for Koshyari, accusing him of undermining democracy in Maharashtra.
Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray or UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Monday (January 26, 2026) condemned the Centre's decision to honour former Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari with the Padma Bhushan, alleging that the latter had “murdered democracy and the Constitution” in the State by toppling the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government.
The Union government on Sunday (January 25, 2026) announced the Padma Bhushan award for former Uttarakhand Chief Minister, who served as the Maharashtra Governor from 2019 to 2023.
Talking to reporters, Mr. Raut said that even the Mahayuti government, including Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Ministers Ajit Pawar and Eknath Shinde, should condemn the decision to award the Padma Bhushan to Mr. Koshyari, who had insulted Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and reformers Mahatma Phule and Savitribai Phule, he alleged.
"He (Mr. Koshyari) murdered democracy and the Constitution and toppled the Uddhav Thackeray-led government," Mr. Raut said.
The Rajya Sabha MP pointed out that even the Supreme Court had said Mr. Koshyari acted illegally during his tenure as Governor.
Mr. Koshyari wanted to topple the majority government led by Mr. Uddhav Thackeray and bring in a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) dispensation in the State, Mr. Raut claimed.
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