Yavatmal, June 27 -- Launching a vitriolic attack on the Yavatmal-Washim Lok Sabha constituency MP and rebel leader of Shiv Sena, Sanjay Deshmukh, Rajya Sabha MP and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday alleged that Deshmukh was "sold" for Rs 50 crore and challenged him to resign and seek a fresh mandate.

Addressing a massive gathering at the Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) premises in Yavatmal, Raut compared the political defection to a transaction in an agricultural market.

"This meeting is being held in the premises of the Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC). Here, farmers' produce comes and gets sold, though they don't get much of a price for it. But fifteen days ago, a 'product' came here, and your M...