Says ED summons to Sanjay Raut is a 'circus'

Says ED summons to Sanjay Raut is a 'circus'

Says ED summons to Sanjay Raut is a 'circus'

Continuing his attack on the rebel Shiv Sena MLAs led by Eknath Shinde, Maharashtra minister Aaditya Thackeray, on Monday, dubbed them “traitors” and expressed confidence of the Maha Vikas Aghadi winning the floor test in state assembly.

Those who run away don't win, he said, adding, "We are confident of winning. We have all love with us. Those who betray don't win."

"Those who ran away from here and are calling themselves rebels, if they wanted to rebel, they should have done it here. They should have resigned and contested election," he said, reported ANI.

He said the rebel MLAs would have to face a "second floor test" when they sit before him, look him in the eye and tell him what the faction of Sena led by his father Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray did wrong.

On minister Uday Samant joining the Shinde faction in Guwahati, he said it is the minister's decision, but he would have to "come before us some day, he will have to look us in the eye some day."

Reacting to Enforcement Directorate issuing summons to Sena spokesperson Sanjay Raut in an alleged money laundering case of 2018, he said, "This is not politics, this has now become a circus."

Aaditya Thackeray is now the only cabinet minister from the Shiv Sena quota who is an MLA, while the remaining three from his party are MLCs.

On Sunday, he had said over a month ago, CM Uddhav Thackeray had asked Shinde whether he wants to become the chief minister, but the latter had sidestepped the issue then. "On May 20, chief minister Uddhav Thackeray had called Eknath Shinde to 'Varsha' (CM's official residence) and asked whether he wants to become the chief minister. However, he had sidestepped the issue then. But a month later, on June 20, whatever had to happen, happened."

—With PTI inputs

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