ED, CBI should not involve themselves in toppling govts: Sanjay Raut

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Friday said the Enforcement Directorate ED and the Central Bureau of Investigation CBI should not involve themselves in toppling governments and alleged that those who played a key role in the formation of the Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA government in Maharashtra were being targetedAmid speculation in the state political circles over differences in the MVA government of the Shiv SenaNCPCongress alliance Raut said there was no threat to the dispensation despite the BJPs attempts to weaken itAlso Read Keen to hold elections for Speaker couldnt because of pandemic Thackeray replies to Koshyaris letterSenas Rajya Sabha member also expressed confidence that MVA will win the election to the state Legislative Assembly Speakers post even if the opposition party was trying to create suspicion and uncertainty over the fate of the governmentHe was talking to reporters in New DelhiWhen asked about of the EDs action of attaching a sugar mill in Maharashtra allegedly linked to Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar Raut said people who played important role in the MVA formation are being targetedThreats are being issued that more such actions will be seen This kind of politics is not good Lakhs of livelihoods are dependent on sugar mills Use of ED and CBI are attacks from behind One has to fight facetoface ED and CBI should not involve themselves in toppling of governments he saidJarandeshwar Sahkari Sakhar Karkhana located at ChimangaonKoregaon in Satara district was attached in connection with the alleged Maharashtra State Cooperative Bank MSCB scam the Enforcement Directorate had saidRaut said like NCP chief Sharad Pawar Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray enjoy cordial relationship with Congress president Sonia GandhiThere is no threat to the MVA even if BJP tries hard to weaken it he saidHe said it was certain that the MVA would win the state Legislative Assembly Speakers postldquoThe BJP will do a favour on Maharashtra if they allow a unanimous election There is no use of creating suspicion and uncertainty over the fate of the government The Speakers post will go to the Congress The candidate will be decided by the Congress leadershiprdquo he addedThe Shiv Sena is of the view that the Speakers election could have been avoided during the coronavirus pandemic But the post became vacant after the incumbent speaker Nana Patole became the state Congress chief earlier this year he saidThe monsoon session of the state legislature is scheduled to be held on July 5 and 6As per the state legislature convention Speaker has always been elected unopposedPatole had quit as the speaker in February this year after he was appointed as the new president of the Maharashtra Congress unit The budget session of the legislature was held without holding the election for speakers postEarlier state Revenue Minister and senior Congress leader Balasaheb Thorat had told reporters that the process for the election of speaker will be completed during the twoday monsoon sessionHowever in a letter written to Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Friday Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray appeared noncommittal on holding the election for the speakers post during the session saying that there was no ldquotimeframerdquo for itThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever