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Sanjay Raut ‘uncaged’, says spoke to self and jail walls in prison

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After spending over 101 days behind bars, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP termed his stay in the Arthur Road Central Jail (ARCJ) as an ordeal and ‘not an easy’ one for anybody, here on Thursday.

“I was in solitary confinement, no contact with the outside world… I had to talk to myself or to the jail walls. I wore a watch for the first time after over three months,” said a visibly relaxed Raut.

He said that his tenure in the prison cell made him wonder how Vishnu Damodar alias Swatantraveer Savarkar endured 10 years and Bal Gangadhar Lokmanya Tilak spent six years, or during the Emergency, the (ex-PM) Atal Behari Vajpayee stayed two years in jail.

“A jail term is not good… I have suffered a lot, my family has also lost much. It is wrong to send anybody to jail for no reasons…,” said Raut, proceeding to a private hospital for a medical checkup.

Nevertheless, adopting a Gandhian attitude, the Sena (UBT) MP said he harboured no grudge against the Enforcement Director (ED) or those who hatched the conspiracy to send him to jail.

“I will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and apprise them of what I am undergoing. I will also call on Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to discuss state issues with him,” declared Raut.

He reiterated that the government of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Fadnavis is ‘unconstitutional’ and it’s the Deputy CM who’s running the show, but he endorsed some of the decisions of the new regime installed in June.

“I welcome Fadnavis’ statement on how the level of politics has been vitiated,” said Raut, raising eyebrows in political circles.

The Sena (UBT) MP said he will meet party President and former CM Uddhav Thackeray and Nationalist Congress Party President Sharad Pawar later this afternoon.

Commenting on the Congress, Raut said if his health permits he would join Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra, currently traversing through Maharashtra.

The firebrand leader said that his arrest was ‘illegal’ and that has been said by the Special PMLA Court in its ruling on Wednesday.

“This has sent a clear, positive message across the country… My faith in the judiciary has been enhanced…,” said Raut, interacting briefly with the media on Thursday.

Raut was released from the ARCJ where he spent around 101 days in connection with an alleged money-laundering case arising out of the Patra Chawl redevelopment case.

In the ruling, Special Judge M. G. Deshpande ripped into the ED’s case, terming the arrest as ‘illegal’, for ‘no reason’, ‘selectively targetting’, etc., while releasing Sanjay Raut and his close associate Pravin Raut.

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Salutations to the Iranian leader Ayatollah Khomeini: Abu Asim Azmi

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Mumbai: Mumbai Maharashtra Samajwadi Party leader and MLA Abu Asim Azmi said that late BJP Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee had supported the independence of Palestine and opposed the oppression and atrocities on it, but today the country is pro-Israel. He supported Iran on the situation of war between Israel and Iran and prayed for Iran and said that Allah should give it success in the field of working against oppression. This is what I pray for. Saluting the courage and support of Iranian religious leader and leader Ayatollah Khomeini, Abu Asim Azmi said that Iran stands against oppression, so we pray for it. Azmi said that just as Indian citizens have been brought to India from Iran, in the same way the Indian victims of war in Israel should also be brought back to their homeland. Azmi also welcomed the Karnataka government’s decision to give 15 per cent reservation to Muslims in housing societies and said that if 15 per cent reservation is given in housing societies, there is nothing wrong in it. Here everyone has the right and privilege of equal justice.

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High Court order to pay ex-minister Dhananjay Munde

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Mumbai: The High Court has given a big blow to former minister and NCP leader Dhananjay Munde. Munde has been ordered to pay alimony, food and maintenance to his wife. The Mumbai High Court has ordered Dhananjay Munde to pay 50 percent of the alimony within four weeks. While talking to journalists, Karuna Munde has made serious allegations against Munde. She said that Munde is good but his broker gang is misleading her. Karuna Munde has welcomed this decision.

The case of former minister Dhananjay Munde was going on in the Bandra Family Court. Karuna had asked for alimony from Munde. Alimony of Rs 2 lakh was demanded from Munde. While hearing this petition, the High Court has given a big blow to Munde. Bandra Court had ordered to pay alimony of Rs 1 lakh 25 thousand to Karuna Sharma several months ago. A total of Rs 43 lakh 75 thousand has been ordered to be paid for the period from August 2022 to June 2025 or 34 months and ordered to deposit Rs 21 lakh 87 thousand 500 i.e. 50% of the amount in Bandra Court within four weeks. Karuna Munde has also made serious allegations against Dhananjay Munde of harassing and threatening her and sending obscene videos on her mobile phone.

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Arrest of drug smugglers in Mumbai

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Mumbai: Mumbai Anti-Narcotics Cell has arrested three drug smugglers in a major operation against drugs and claimed to have seized MD worth more than Rs 2 crore. Ghatkopar Unit ANC arrested a suspected drug smuggler in Mumbai Ghatkopar. 257 grams of MD was also seized from him. Along with this, his second accomplice was also arrested and the third was arrested from Andheri. 605 grams of MD was seized from him. A total of 1.27 kg of MD has been seized, which is said to be worth Rs 2.03 crore. The action against drug smugglers was led by Mumbai Police Commissioner Deven Bharti. This action was taken by DCP Anti-Narcotics Cell. Mumbai Police has now intensified the action against drug smugglers.

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