Mumbai, Oct. 16 -- BJP Maharashtra chief spokesperson Navnath Ban on Friday demanded that Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut apologise to the people of the state and country, accusing him of misleading the public and making false statements.

Reacting to Raut's reported apology to the Supreme Court, Ban alleged that he should also apologise to the 14 crore people of Maharashtra and 140 crore citizens of the country.

Ban also raised several issues, including the Palghar sadhu killings, the death of Disha Salian, the Patra Chawl case and the demand for justice by a woman identified as Patkar.

On the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Ban accused Raut and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of misleading the public over claims tha...