Notice to Sanjay Raut”s wife politically motivated: Shiv Sena

TIL Desk/National/Mumbai/The Shiv Sena described the Enforcement Directorate’s notice to party chief spokesperson Sanjay Raut’s wife, Varsha, as “politically motivated”, in an initial reaction. Meanwhile Yuva Sena president and Maharashtra minister Aaditya Thackeray on Monday also termed “politically motivated” the summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to wife of Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut.

The ED summoned Varsha Raut for questioning in the PMC Bank money laundering case on December 29, officials had said on Sunday. “The ED move is politically motivated. We are not scared. The MVA (Maha Vikas Aghadi) government is stable,” Aaditya, son of Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, told reporters when asked about the ED summons.

The ED officials had said that Varsha Raut has been asked to appear before the federal agency in Mumbai. This is the third summons issued to her after she skipped the earlier two on health grounds, they said. The summons for questioning has been issued to her under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).