Never take his words seriously: Sanjay Raut’s dig at Amit Shah

Shiv Sena MP lashes out after UHM’s ‘Satyameva Jayate’ remark after EC’s decision on party name, poll symbol

First India Bureau

Mumbai: Shiv SenaUddhav Balasaheb Thackeray faction leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday took a swipe at Union Home Minister Amit Shah by saying that he has never taken the latter “seriously”.

The Rajya Sabha MP’s statement comes after Shah remarked that the formula of “Satyameva Jayate” became significant following the Election Commission’s decision to allocate party name Shiv Sena and the bow and arrow poll symbol to Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led faction.

“What Home Minister Amit Shah says has never been taken seriously. What can we say about people who believe in buying justice and truth? Who has won and lost Maharashtra; we’ll show when the time comes. We will not say anything now,” said Raut on Sunday. He further claimed that the ruling Maharashtra government along with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) “bought” Shiv Sena party MPs, MLAs and councillors.

“(It is) the party, the leader & the dishonest group that bids Rs50 crore for MLAs, Rs100 crore for MPs and Rs50 lakh to Rs1 crore to buy our councillors,” Raut said.

Addressing a gathering in Pune, UHM Shah had said, “The Election Commission made ‘doodh ka doodh, aur paani ka paani’ (established the difference between truth and lie). The formula of ‘Satyameva Jayate’ became significant yesterday. Shinde ji got the bow and arrow symbol and the party name Shiv Sena.”

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