Mumbai, Oct. 26 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut has written to union Home Minister Amit Shah, seeking an investigation by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) into an alleged Rs 500-crore scam involving Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, his son and MP Dr Shrikant Shinde, and senior BJP leaders.
In a two-page letter dated October 26, Raut referred to an audio clip released by Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil on October 20, in which the activist allegedly made claims about the money.
According to Raut, Jarange Patil alleged that before the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections, Shinde had received Rs 500 crore from senior members of the BJP...