Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut has stirred political waters by alleging foul play in the death of NCP leader Ajit Pawar, hinting at a conspiracy and demanding a probe into the plane crash involved. Raut claimed that the BJP had pressured Pawar over the irrigation scam files, raising questions that could deepen Maharashtra’s already tense political landscape.
#WATCH | Responding to Sanjay Raut, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale says, “I think such suspicions are not right. Sanjay Raut is the leader of a party, he is a Rajya Sabha MP. Even Sharad Pawar has said that politics should not be done over the incident that has occurred. It… https://t.co/7KHmLa3ZXi pic.twitter.com/jxbpvY8XkR
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