Sanjay Raut Speaks Out: 'No Evidence Against Opposition', Raut Defends Kejriwal, Political Arrests

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut has alleged that there is no evidence against opposition leaders arrested by central agencies in states like Maharashtra, Delhi, and Jharkhand. Raut's comments came after Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal was granted bail but had the order halted. Raut compared the arrests to political vendettas.

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Friday claimed that there was no evidence against opposition leaders arrested by central agencies in Maharashtra, Delhi, and Jharkhand. His remark follows Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal being granted bail by a court, which was later put on hold.

Raut drew parallels to his own arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for alleged money laundering and other arrests of opposition leaders like Kejriwal, former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren, former Maharashtra ministers Anil Deshmukh and Nawab Malik. ''There is no evidence against (opposition) leaders in Maharashtra, Delhi and Jharkhand who were arrested by central agencies,'' Raut stated.

He alleged the arrests in the alleged 'khichdi' and COVID-19 scams in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) were politically motivated and claimed Kejriwal's only crime was defeating the BJP in the 2015 and 2020 Delhi assembly polls. Raut pointed out that the central agencies must learn from the 2024 Lok Sabha mandate, which he claimed did not give BJP a full majority.

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