Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti's rout in Belgaum civic polls unfortunate: Sanjay Raut
Mumbai(PTI): Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut has termed the Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti's defeat in the Belgaum civic election in neighbouring Karnataka as "unfortunate" and slammed the Maharashtra BJP for celebrating the poll result, claiming such "betrayal" with the Marathi people was never seen before.
Maharashtra claims Belgaum, part of the erstwhile Bombay Presidency, but currently a district of Karnataka, on linguistic grounds.
The ruling BJP in Karnataka got a clear majority in polls to the 58-seat Belgaum civic body, as per the results announced on Monday.
The BJP won 35 seats, Congress-10, Asaduddin Owaisi's All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM)-one, while independents bagged 12 seats.
The defeat of the Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti's (MES) -- a regional outfit fighting for the merger of Marathi-speaking villages of Karnataka into the western state -- in the Belgaum civic polls is "unfortunate", Raut told reporters on Monday evening.
"The conspiracy of the Karnataka government to get the 'Marathi manoos' in Belgaum defeated so that they lose their claim over the city is unimaginable," said the Rajya Sabha member, whose party shares power with the NCP and Congress in Maharashtra.
Attacking the BJP for rejoicing the poll result, Raut said, "It's okay your party won, but you are rejoicing the defeat of the Marathi manoos...aren't you ashamed of yourself?"
"This kind of betrayal has never been seen before," Raut claimed, and added that lakhs of people have sacrificed their lives for the Marathi pride and self-respect in Belgaum.
There is unease in many places of Maharashtra over the defeat of the MES, the Shiv Sena's chief spokesperson further claimed.
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RSS has global network of over 2,500 groups for money laundering: Priyank Kharge
Bengaluru: Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Priyank Kharge has alleged involvement of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in a money transfer network at global level.
Posting his allegation on his personal ‘X’ account on Saturday morning, Kharge said that he was referring to an issue that had not been dealt with decisively by Indian media houses.
“Here is a crucial story that the Indian media will never touch,” the minister has said, and clarified, “This so-called “body of individuals” has built a global network of over 2,500 affiliated organisations. Through these fronts, the RSS collects “guru dakshina” to fuel its divisive agenda. (sic)”
Kharge has further alleged, “The world’s largest NGO is running amok, laundering money and evading accountability.”
The minister added, “Here is a map of their organisational architecture of their “Vichar Parivaar.” https://rssproject.caravanmagazine.in / @thecaravanindia”
