Sanjay Raut blasts BJP, Shinde govt over remarks on Shivaji, Maharashtra-Karnataka border row

Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut on Friday criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP for maintaining silence over alleged objectionable remarks made against Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj by some public figures and warned these insults to the Maratha warrior king will be avengedRaut said while the BJP is sensitive to comments perceived as insulting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi the party remains quiet when it comes to remarks made against the 17th century Maratha warrior king a revered figure in MaharashtraMaharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi and state Tourism Minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha faced criticism for their recent remarks on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj which were deemed as offensiveTalking to reporters here Raut also attacked the Eknath Shindeled government over the festering KarnatakaMaharashtra border row and said the chief minister of Karnataka spits on the face of the current dispensation but the state government has no selfrespectThe Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray leader was reacting to the Karnataka governments move to release water to some villages in Jath tehsil in Sangli district of Maharashtra The tehsil is known to face water shortageAlso Read Shraddha murder case Chess keeps Aftab engaged in Tihar Jail says PoliceThey the government should drown themselves in the water released by Karnataka Maharashtra has never faced such an attack in the last 5055 years The CM of a neighbouring state is challenging you Where is your selfrespect The chief minister of Karnataka spits on the face of the government Raut saidThe border dispute dates back to 1957 after the reorganisation of states on linguistic lines Maharashtra laid claim to the border district of Belagavi which was part of the erstwhile Bombay Presidency as it has a sizeable Marathispeaking populationIt also laid claim to 814 Marathispeaking villages which are currently part of Karnataka Karnataka maintains the demarcation done on linguistic lines as finalThe Shiv Sena UBT leader alleged Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is being insulted everydayThe BJP is quiet on attacks on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj and also Maharashtras insult See how much love does the BJP have for Chhatrapati Shivaji Mark my words The insult of Chhatrapati Shivaji will be avenged the Member of Parliament warnedLast month Koshyari stoked a controversy by saying Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was an icon of olden days a remark dubbed as an insult to the Maratha king and the stateOn Wednesday the opposition in Maharashtra took offence to remarks on the 17th century warrior king made by Tourism Minister and BJP leader LodhaAt an election rally in Gujarat Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge compared Prime Minister Modi with demon king Ravan The Prime Minister termed it as an insult to Gujarat and made it a big issue in the elections In fact I also did not like Kharge calling Modi as Ravan but in Maharashtra the same BJP and the Shinde faction are silent on insults to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj said RautThe Shiv Sena UBT leader claimed there was competition in the BJP to insult Shivaji MaharajThe BJP sees the insult of Modi but not of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj There is competition in the BJP to insult Shivaji Maharaj he allegedRaut said the Shiv Sena as an organisation remans intact even after the rebellion by a section of MLAs led by now Chief Minister Eknath Shinde in JuneThe Shiv Sena is still as it is The rebellion by some MLAs does not make a difference I dont see any political future of these rebel MLAs because they are afraid and need security Even people are angry with them I know whats going on in the Shinde faction There are internal rifts It will lead to a big blast one day and the tag of traitors will remain with them forever said the veteran parliamentarianThis 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