Sanjay Raut claims some people asked him to help in toppling Maharashtra government
The Hindu
The Shiv Sena MP writes a letter to Venkaiah Naidu, who is also chairman of the Rajya Sabha.
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut has written a letter to Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu, claiming he was approached by “certain people” who asked him to assist in toppling the MVA government in Maharashtra so that the State could be forced into mid-term elections.
In the letter to Mr. Naidu, who is also chairman of the Rajya Sabha, Mr. Raut said Central agencies such as the Enforcement Directorate (ED) were “systematically targeting” Shiv Sena leaders, after the party formed government in Maharashtra with the NCP and the Congress after severing ties with its old ally BJP.
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