Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and MP Sanjay Raut on Monday alleged that the Nashik police have registered a case against him under pressure from Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his deputy Devendra Fadnavis, who is also state Home Minister, over his remark about the present state government.
In a Twitter post, he also claimed that democracy and freedom have been severely affected in Maharashtra and said such “autocracy” has to be fought back.
The Nashik police have registered the case against Raut for his alleged appeal to state officials and police personnel to not follow orders of the “illegal” state government, police earlier said.
The Shiv Sena (UBT) leader had made the remarks on May 12, a day after the Supreme Court pronounced its verdict on the Shiv Sena-centric political imbroglio in Maharashtra.
“I had expressed my opinion that the state administration should not follow the orders of this government because they might face legal implications in future. Is this even a crime? The state government directly filed a case against me,” he tweeted.
