Mumbai, Aug. 19 -- In an explosive escalation of Maharashtra's political hostilities, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut has launched a fierce, no-holds-barred broadside against union Home Minister Amit Shah and the ECI.
Raut accused the central leadership of orchestrating a multi-crore quid pro quo transaction to strip the Uddhav Thackeray-led faction of its authentic party identity and the iconic 'Bow and Arrow' election symbol.
Accusing the ruling establishment of subverting constitutional bodies, Raut did not mince words regarding the handling of the legislative and organisational split. He claimed that the transfer of the party name and symbol was engineered through immense political and financial pressure, directly implicating key const...