Not afraid of ED but don t bring family in political battlefield, says Sanjay Raut
A day after his wife was summoned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the PMC Bank scam case, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said he is not afraid of the agency and added that families of political opponents should not be targeted
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Senior Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut. (File photo: PTI)
A day after his wife was served a
summon by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), Shiv Sena chief spokesperson Sanjay Raut said he s not afraid of the ED or any other central agency and doesn t give them any importance.
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Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut held a press conference on Monday. (Express photo by Amit Chakravarty)
A day after the Enforcement Directorate (ED)
issued summons to his wife Varsha Raut in connection with the PMC Bank money laundering case, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut Monday said targeting women of a household was an “act of cowardice”.
Raut said that the transaction had no linkage to the Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank scam case. “In their letters to us the ED has not mentioned or referred to the PMC Bank scam,” Raut said.
Referring to the ED notices to NCP chief Sharad Pawar, NCP leader Eknath Khadse and Sena legislator Pratap Sarnaik in last one year, the Sena MP said that the notices are issued to key leaders of the Maha Vikas Aghadi who were involved in government formation in Maharashtra and prevented the BJP from coming to power in the state. He also said that the Sena was capable of hitting back at its opponents and would hold back no punches.
Sena s Sanjay Raut s Wife Summoned For Questioning In PMC Bank Case Sanjay Raut s wife Varsha Raut had skipped the two earlier summons on health grounds. She was asked to join the probe on December 11.
Updated: December 28, 2020 2:29 pm IST
This is the third summon to Sanjay Raut s wife in the PMC Bank money laundering case. (File)
Highlights
This is the third summon to Varsha Raut in the case
She had skipped the earlier two summons on health grounds, officials said
Mumbai:
Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut s wife Varsha Raut has been summoned for questioning by the Enforcement Department in the PMC bank fraud case. She has to meet the officials on December 29 at the agency s Mumbai office. The agency is investigating alleged financial transactions between Varsha Raut and Pravin Raut, who is under arrest in the case, sources said.
Varsha Raut has been summoned for questioning in the case, which involves an alleged loan fraud.
Mumbai:
Agencies like Enforcement Directorate are not important as they are increasingly being used in a political power game, Shiv Sena s Sanjay Raut said a day after his wife was summoned again for questioning in the PMC bank fraud case. Declaring that political battles should be fought face to face , he said, I have spoken to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and the Shiv Sena will answer them in its own way. No need to panic . The importance of ED, CBI (Central Bureau of Investigation) or the Income Tax Department is decreasing. Earlier, when this agency took any action, it seemed that there was something serious. But for the last few years, it seems action from this agency happens when a political party is taking out its anger, Mr Raut told the media today.