'Most Corrupt Gets Clean After Joining BJP': Sanjay Raut Alleges Conspiracy Amid NCP Split

Raut emphasised that the statements made by Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Sharad Pawar resonate with the emotions of the country.

File Photo Of Shiv Sena (UBT) Leader Sanjay Raut ( Image Source :PTI )

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday (July 9) accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of orchestrating a conspiracy to dismantle other parties and absorb them into their own fold. Raut specifically mentioned the situation in Maharashtra, claiming that those who were previously considered corrupt had been declared clean after joining the BJP. Raut emphasised that the statements made by Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Sharad Pawar resonate with the emotions of the country.

Commenting on the political crisis, Raut said: "This is the BJP's conspiracy. They are breaking up other parties and bringing them to their own...you can see this in Maharashtra. Those who had been the most corrupt were declared clean after joining the BJP. What Sharad Pawar has said reflects the country's emotions," he can be seen saying in a video posted by news agency ANI. 

Earlier in the day, party president Uddhav Thackeray said he is watching how the BJP handles its new "riff-raffs," according to news agency PTI. Concerning the petitions seeking the disqualification of 16 Shiv Sena MLAs, including Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, Thackeray stated that the state Assembly Speaker would be required to render a decision within a certain time frame.

"If the Speaker chooses to bypass it, the Supreme Court's doors are always open for us," he told the press in Nagpur after beginning a two-day tour of Maharashtra's Vidarbha region.

The Maha Vikas Aghadi administration, led by Uddhav Thackeray, fell in June last year following a mutiny against the Shiv Sena leadership led by Eknath Shinde. Shinde was later elected as Chief Minister with the help of the BJP.

Ajit Pawar, the NCP's deputy chief minister, led a split in his party and joined the Shinde administration on July 2, this year. In addition, eight more NCP legislators were sworn in as state cabinet ministers.