Sanjay Raut, senior leader of Shiv Sena. | Photo credit: ANI
Key points
- Retired Navy officer Madan Sharma was allegedly beaten by Shiv Sena workers in Mumbai a couple of days ago.
- Shiv Sena’s workers were later released on bail, sparking much political debate across the country.
- Raut criticized Defense Minister Rajnath Singh for speaking to the Navy veteran after the assault.
Mumbai: Retired Navy officer Madan Sharma was allegedly beaten by Shiv Sena workers in Mumbai a couple of days ago, and the incident has sparked a massive uproar against the ruling Sena-led government in Maharashtra after the party failed. took strict measures against the government. accused.
On Sunday, just hours after claiming that the six Shivsainiks incident was a “spontaneous” and “angry” reaction to a cartoon that mocked Maharashtra’s Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Sena MP Sanjay Raut once again downplayed to the incident and said that “something like this could happen in a great state like Maharashtra.”
“Maharashtra is a great state. Something like this can happen to anyone. Our government believes that no innocent person should be attacked, ”Raut said, according to the news agency. AND ME.
He criticized Defense Minister Rajnath Singh for speaking to the Navy veteran after the assault and claimed that the Defense Minister has never spoken to the families of former military personnel who have been attacked in Uttar Pradesh.
“Do you know how many former military personnel have been attacked in Uttar Pradesh? But the defense minister did not call them. The law is always respected in Maharashtra. The accused were immediately arrested, regardless of the party they were associated with, ”said Raut.
Commenting on the Kangana Ranaut episode, the Shiv Sena leader said that the state government is taking note of everything that is happening. Ranaut met today with the Governor of Maharashtra, Bhagat Singh Koshyari.
“We have stopped talking about the Kangana Ranaut issue. But we are taking note of everything and every action that is rushed in this direction. We will understand which political party and which individual thinks what of our great state, ”said Rajya Sabha MP.
He added that in the next monsoon session of parliament that begins Monday, “I would like to discuss the issues of the Indochina border, the GST, rising unemployment, among other things.”
