Sanjay Raut Alleges Shiv Sena UBT MPs Offered Rs 50 Crore to Defect
The party says the alleged split is driven by financial inducements and has urged the Speaker to block any separate faction in Parliament.
- On Wednesday, senior Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut alleged that party MPs from Maharashtra were offered Rs 50 crore each to defect, claiming an 'important person' informed him of the inducements.
- Rumors of an 'Operation Tiger' have circulated, with Raut alleging political rivals pressured Dharashiv MP Omprakash Raje Nimbalkar to defect in exchange for a favorable verdict in his father's 20-year-old murder case.
- Raut claimed MPs received Rs 15 crore before boarding charter flights from Nanded and Pune, asserting dissidents refused to board the aircraft without receiving the advance payment.
- In response, the Sena parliamentary party issued a whip for a meeting on Thursday and wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla urging strict constitutional adherence.
- Raut warned that any MP wishing to leave must first resign, asserting they were elected on the party's ticket under Uddhav Thackeray's leadership. 'Even now, I believe all our MPs are with us,' he said.
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After calling the parliamentary meeting, Sanjay Raut said, "There is also a parliamentary vote meeting of the party tomorrow at 11 am. Arvind Sawant has written a letter to Om Birla, which you can read. We are currently in Delhi and will remain there. In this situation, we will continue to discuss our future strategy."
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