Mumbai, July 19 -- In a blistering escalation of the ongoing war of words within Maharashtra's political theater, Shiv Sena (UBT) Member of Parliament Sanjay Raut has launched a ferocious assault on Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and the central government, by comparing the current state of governance to a "dictatorship," he accused the ruling coalition of engaging in "political serial killing", asserting that the current administration's survival hinges on the erosion of democratic ethics.
Raut's remarks targeted Eknath Shinde's leadership, dismissing the Deputy Chief Minister's claims of moral authority. "Having a beard does not make one Acharya Vinoba Bhave," Raut stated, questioning the legitimacy of the Shinde-led faction.
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