Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) MP Sanjay Raut. File
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Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Raut on Tuesday alleged that there was a threat to his life from Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath ShindeтАЩs son, Lok Sabha member Shrikant Shinde.
тАЬShrikant Shinde gave a supari [contract] to Raja Thakur, a Thane-based gangster to kill me,тАЭ Mr. Raut said in a letter to the Mumbai Police Commissioner Vivek Phansalkar, and to the Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis, and the Thane City Police.
The Uddhav Thackeray loyalist, who is also the executive editor of Shiv Sena (UBT)тАЩs mouthpiece, Saamana, said that he had confirmed information regarding the same. тАЬI am informing you as a responsible citizen,тАЭ Mr. Raut said in his letter.
Reacting to his allegations, leaders from the Shinde camp called it a тАЬcheap stuntтАЭ. тАЬMr. Raut is doing a cheap stunt to gain sympathy. There is no doubt that there should be a thorough probe into the matter,тАЭ Aurangabad West MLA Sanjay Shirsat from the Shinde camp said, adding that the Shiv Sena (UBT) leader does a lot of stunts, which have тАЬno substanceтАЭ.
Worli MLA Aaditya Thackeray, former Maharashtra Minister and Mr. Uddhav ThackerayтАЩs son, said that his party colleagueтАЩs complaint should be taken seriously. тАЬUnfortunately, these traitor MLAs are not being controlled at all,тАЭ he said.
Meanwhile, leaders from the Shinde camp on Monday alleged that Mr. Raut was doing тАЬgood work of destroying Uddhav ThackerayтАЭ. тАЬHe [Mr. Raut] is doing a good job of destroying Uddhav Thackeray. His work is slowly and steadily helping us. We wish him good luck. Our supporters have started filing complaints against him for his derogatory remarks made on Chief Minister Shinde,тАЭ chief whip of the Shinde-led Shiv Sena, Bharat Gogawale, said.
