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Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut and Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.  MUMBAI: Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray faction) leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday asserted that if Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra contests the upcoming Lok Sabha election from Varanasi, the constituency against Prime Minister Narendra Modi then she will win for sure. “Varanasi people want Priyanka Gandhi. If Priyanka Gandhi contests from Varanasi against PM Narendra Modi then she will win for sure. Varanasi people want Priyanka Gandhi. The fight for Raebareli, Varanasi, and Amethi is tough for the BJP,” Raut said. He also said that if former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Prime Minister Narendra Modi could meet, then why not Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar, referring to the recent meeting of the uncle and nephew. “If Nawaz Sharif and PM Narendra Modi can meet, then why not Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar? We get to know from the media that Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar met yesterday, Sharad Pawar will...

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut also refrained from targeting central investigative agencies and said he doesn’t blame them for his arrest. A day after walking out from the Arthur Road Jail, Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Raut, a key leader of the Uddhav Thackeray faction of the Shiv Sena, praised Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis for taking “some good decisions” and said he will be meeting the BJP leader soon. Speaking to reporters, Raut opined that the newly-formed Maharashtra government is being run by the deputy chief minister and he is leading the state. “A new government was formed in Maharashtra, I welcome some of their good decisions. Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis took some good decisions. We feel that the state is being run by deputy CM Fadnavis and he is leading the state,” the Shiv Sena leader said. read more

 After nine hours of search at his residence and six hours of questioning at the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED’s) zonal office in south Mumbai, Shiv Sena Member of Parliament (MP) Sanjay Raut, belonging to the Uddhav Thackeray faction, was arrested by the directorate. The case pertains to money laundering linked to irregularities in a chawl redevelopment scam. The Case Of Money Laundering There were financial irregularities found in more than Rs 1,000 crore Patra Chawl redevelopment project, commissioned in 2002. A tripartite agreement was signed by Guru Ashish Constructions Private Limited, a subsidiary of Housing Development and Infrastructure Limited (HDIL), with the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA). The aim was to provide flats to 672 tenants of Patra Chawl, develop flats for MHADA, and sell the remaining area to private developers. As per ED investigation, the directors of Guru Ashish Constructions, including a close associate of Sanjay Raut, Pravin R...