Mumbai: Sanjay Raut slams CM Shinde for silence on Karnataka-Maharashtra border row

Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray MP Sanjay Raut on Saturday hit out at Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde for his silence on the KarnatakaMaharashtra border rowIt is expected that Chief Minister Eknath Shinde will take a firm stand on all this He is the Chief Minister of Maharashtra who has not opened his mouth about the border issue Their swords and shields need a lock Their group needs to be given a sign of a lock the key is in Delhi said Sanjay RautRaut said that when Shiv Sena Congress and NCP leaders went to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah he did not meet with the MPs of the Shinde group and it is recorded in the history of Maharashtra that the MPs did not take a stand on the ongoing border issueAmit Shah did not meet the MPs from Shinde Group It is recorded in the history of Maharashtra that these MPs did not open their mouths on the border issue and did not take a stand Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said that he would not give an inch of this land and would not listen to Amit Shah then how will Amit Shah mediate he saidSanjay Raut further stated that Maharashtra does not care about what the Chief Minister of Karnataka says on the border issue but the people of Maharashtra are keen to know what Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has to sayMaharashtra does not care about what the Chief Minister of Karnataka says how the Chief Minister Maharashtra respond to the Chief Minister of Karnataka is what we want to know said Sanjay RautAlso Read PM should clarify his stand on MaharashtraKarnataka border row UddhavEarlier on December 7 Sanjay Raut launched a blistering attack on the ruling Eknath Shinde government in the state as he dared the chief minister to ask the Centre to declare the disputed area between Maharashtra and Karnataka as a Union TerritoryIt is a fight for humanity said Raut while speaking to reporters here and added Tell CM if he has guts then go to Delhi and ask the disputed area to be declared as a Union TerritoryRaut also alleged that the BJP government at the Centre is involved in the issue and said The Central government must be involved in all of this otherwise why it is suddenly happening nowIssuing a warning at the Centre Raut who was recently let out on bail after the Enforcement Directorate arrested him in July said If anything happens to Maharashtra then the countrys Home Minister will be responsibleRaut said 20 lakh Marathi people staying away from the state are demanding justice for the last 5 decadesSlamming the Shinde government that wrested power from the Thackerayled Maha Vikas Aghadi government on June 30 this year after a rebellion the 61yearold Rajya Sabha member saidThis government has no right to be in power for even a day This government is cowardlyDemanding CM Shindes resignation Raut reminded This is the Maharashtra of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Tell CM if he has guts then go to Delhi CM Eknath Shinde should show his Bhai Giri now else should resignRaut also alleged that the current governments silence is weakening the state of Maharashtra Where are Maharashtras Chief Minister and Deputy CM nowThis 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