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'Am Bal Thackeray's follower, a Shiv Sainik': Sanjay Raut warns after ED's move

Last Updated : 05 Apr 2022 05:50:16 PM IST

The ED has attached eight land parcels in Alibaug and a flat in Mumbai's Dadar suburb linked to Sanjay Raut and his family. The agency issued a provisional attachment under the PMLA to freeze the land parcels (plots) and a flat. The attachment is linked to a money-laundering investigation linked to a ₹1,034 crore worth land 'scam' related to the re-development of a 'chawl' in Mumbai, according to reports.

Speaking to reporters, the senior Shiv Sena leader said this had resulted from his efforts to establish the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in the state, and his refusal to succumb to demands that he must help destabilise it.

He also claimed that the seized properties were self-earned, and if it was proved that he and his wife had even rupee in black money, he would donate all his properties to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

“I had an inkling that the ED was after me… (because of) the way in which this (MVA) government was established,” said Raut, adding that he had written to vice-president Venkaiah Naidu on the central agencies pressuring him.

“I am not surprised at this action. If anyone feels this will affect Sanjay Raut or the Shiv Sena, they are wrong,” he said while calling it a false and concocted case.

"I am not one to get scared, seize my property, shoot me, or send me to jail, Sanjay Raut is Balasaheb Thackeray's follower and a Shiv Sainik, he will fight and expose everyone. I am not one to stay quiet, let them dance. The truth will prevail,” he added.

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