FIR against Shiv Sena UBT leader Sanjay Raut for calling Maharashtra government ‘illegal’

Nashik: A case has been registered against Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut in Maharashtra’s Nashik district for allegedly creating conflict between police and public through his statement. Nashik City Police said, “A case has been registered at Mumbai Naka Police Station under section 505 (1) (b) of IPC against Uddhav faction leader and MP Sanjay Raut for creating discord between police and public by his statement.” Is.” ,

Section 505(1)(b) of IPC deals with ‘intention to cause, or which is likely to cause, fear or alarm to the public, or to any section of the public, so as to cause any person to commit an offence’. can be motivated. against the State or the public peace’.

Raut has reportedly appealed to state officials and police personnel not to obey the orders of the “illegal” Eknath Shinde-Devendra Fadnavis government. The Shiv Sena UBT Rajya Sabha MP made the remarks a day after the Supreme Court delivered its verdict on the Shiv Sena-centric political impasse in Maharashtra.

The senior Shiv Sena leader further said that the Supreme Court has said that the whip of the Eknath Shinde group is illegal… The present government is illegal and has been formed against the Constitution. Raut said, ‘If 16 MLAs including CM Shinde are disqualified, then this era of traitors will end.’

Maharashtra | The Supreme Court has said that the whip of the Shiv Sena Shinde group is illegal… The present government is illegal and formed against the Constitution: Sanjay Raut, leader of the Uddhav Thackeray faction pic.twitter.com/ACEioelfjB

– ANI (@ANI) May 11, 2023

Nashik police officials said they have taken suo motu cognizance of Raut’s remarks and an FIR has been registered at Nashik’s Mumbai Naka police station. He said, “Sanjay Raut in a statement against the state government said that the present government is illegal and their orders should not be followed.” “Further investigation is on,” he added.

Raut, however, alleged that the Nashik police registered the case against him under pressure from Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and state Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis. “I only said that after the order of the Supreme Court, I think this government is illegal and if the officials of the government follow the order of this government then it will be illegal and action can be taken against them in the coming days ” Uddhav faction leader and MP Sanjay Raut told ANI.

Happy with the results of the Karnataka assembly elections, Raut has said that the defeat of Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led BJP in Karnataka shows that the ‘Modi wave’ is coming to an end, while the ‘Opposition wave’ is coming across the country.

The Shiv Sena (UBT) leader on Sunday made a big prediction for Raut, saying, “The Modi wave is over and now our wave is coming across the country.” Our preparations for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections have started, and today a meeting has been called under the chairmanship of (NCP chief) Sharad Pawar… We will discuss the 2024 elections in this meeting and start preparing for it.

Raut said the defeat of the saffron party in Karnataka shows that citizens can defeat ‘dictatorship’. “Congress won, which means Bajrang Bali is with Congress and not BJP. The Home Minister (Amit Shah) was saying that if the BJP loses, there will be riots. Karnataka is calm and happy. Where are the riots?” He asked.