Lashing out at the Centre, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Friday alleged that there is a nexus going on between the Central agencies and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to defame the Maharashtra government.

This statement by Raut came days after former Maharashtra Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition, Devendra Fadnavis, alleged that the special public prosecutor of the state government has been planning a conspiracy against BJP leaders in Maharashtra. Fadnavis had also handed over a pen drive with a video recording to the Assembly Speaker and demanded a CBI probe into the matter.