Hanuman Chalisa row: BJP desperate due to its inability to form govt in Maha, claims Sanjay Raut

A day after BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis slammed the Maharashtra government in the wake of a political row over the recitation of Hanuman Chalisa Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Tuesday claimed the BJPs desperation stems from its inability to come back to power in the stateTalking to reporters here Raut further said the BJP stands no chance of coming back to power in the state in the next 25 yearsThe Shiv Sena which snapped ties with the BJP after the 2019 Maharashtra Assembly polls currently shares power with the NCP and Congress in the stateRaut also claimed that former BJP MP Kirit Somaiya who alleged that he was attacked by Shiv Sainiks last week had applied tomato sauce to pretend he was bleedingHis remarks came after a BJP delegation comprising former MP Somaiya and party MLAs from Mumbai met Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai in New Delhi on Monday and urged him to form a special investigation team SIT to probe the alleged assault on Somaiya and review his security arrangementsFadnavis had claimed that the Mumbai police were not taking seriously the attack on Somaiya over the weekend allegedly by Shiv Sainiks seriously and written a letter to Union home secretary claiming the city police were acting like servants of the Shiv Senaled Maha Vikas Aghadi government in the stateRaut also slammed Fadnavis for his statement that if reciting Hanuman Chalisa attracts sedition then he along with his partymen will do itThe city police on Saturday arrested independent MP Navneet Rana and her MLA husband Ravi Rana and booked them on charge of sedition after they gave a call to recite Hanuman Chalisa outside CM Thackerays private residence Matoshree in suburban BandraRaut said Fadnavis is misleading people The charge of sedition has not been invoked for reciting Hanuman Chalisa Dont read Hanuman Chalisa outside the houses of others Do it in temples If you will vitiate the environment by reciting Hanuman Chalisa then you will be bookedResponding to Fadnavis remark that if the Maharashtra government wants to use the ways of Hitler then the BJP will prefer struggle over dialogue Raut said those who know CM Thackeray and NCP chief Sharad Pawar will know this is the most democratic state in the countryThe Shiv Sena leader also said that 17 cases of murder and rape have been reported in Uttar Pradesh in the last three monthsIf one has to see what dictatorship is then one must cite the case of Gujarat independent MLA Jignesh Mevani who was arrested for tweeting allegedly against the prime minister and rearrested after being released the Rajya Sabha member saidWhat kind of democracy is this Devendra Fadanavis should also understand this type of democracy and express his opinion on it The BJPs desperation stems from their inability to come back to power and there is no chance to again come back to power in the next 25 years The only solution to this desperation is recitation of Hanuman Chalisa at his house Raut addedHe also claimed that BJP leader Kirit Somaiya who alleged that he was attacked by Shiv Sainiks last week had applied tomato sauce to pretend he was bleedingAny mad psychopath says that he has been attacked by applying tomato sauce and demands Presidents rule in the state then this foolishness should be ignored Raut saidOn the BJP skipping the allparty meeting called by the state home department on Monday to discuss directives on the use of loudspeakers at religious places Hamuman Chalisa Raut said there was no need for the CM to attend the meeting since it was a home departmentrelated issueThis 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