Banner of the BJP office outside the Mumbai branch of the Law Enforcement Directorate investigating the wife of Sena leader Sanjay Raut, Varsha

Mumbai:

A banner reading “BJP State Office” in Hindi was put up outside the Execution Directorate branch in Mumbai, allegedly by Shiv Sena workers this afternoon, after the wife of party leader Sanjay Raut was summoned to be questioned by the central agency in the PMC bank. case of fraud.

The banner that says “Bhajapa (BJP) Pradesh Karyalaya“He was hanged shortly after Raut’s press conference this afternoon, where he claimed that he has a file on BJP containing 121 names and would soon hand it over to the Directorate of Execution.

In another video, a police officer is seen talking to a man who is putting up the banner, possibly arresting him. The man then tells the officer in Marathi: “You complain to the BMC.” The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation is the civic body of the city.

At the press conference, Mr. Raut also attacked the BJP, with whom the Sena used to have an alliance, saying that the BJP office is a branch of the ED office or vice versa. He also said that central agencies are being used by the BJP government to silence or pressure all those who speak out against the ruling party or are not allied with them.

Raut’s wife, Varsha Raut, is due to meet officials at the Mumbai office of the Directorate of Enforcement on December 29. The agency is investigating alleged financial transactions between Varsha Raut and Pravin Raut, who is under arrest in the case, the sources said.

When asked if his wife will appear in front of the agency tomorrow, Sanjay Raut said that since it is a “political matter”, he will discuss it with his family and his party before making a decision.

Raut also said that targeting “women in the household is an act of cowardice” and that they had submitted the documents requested by the agency.

Eknath Khadse, who switched sides from the BJP to the NCP, was also summoned by the ED for questioning on December 30 in connection with a money laundering case.

Varsha Raut had skipped the previous two citations for health reasons; this is the third time she’s been called. The case involves an alleged loan fraud at the Cooperative Bank of Punjab and Maharashtra.

The Shiv Sena, who rules Maharashtra in alliance with Congress and Sharad Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party, has said the issue is politically motivated and that core teams are unfairly attacking them.

The case dates back to October last year and alleged irregularities in certain bank credit accounts are being investigated.

One of the main ones is the loan granted to a real estate actor with financial difficulties, Housing Development and Infrastructure or HDIL.

Its promoters Rakesh Kumar Wadhawan and his son Sarang Wadhawan, its former president Waryam Singh and former managing director Joy Thomas are being investigated by the agency.