Sanjay Raut made 'threat to life' allegation to defame Maha CM Shinde's son: Shambhuraj Desai
Thane (PTI): Maharashtra minister Shambhuraj Desai has claimed Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut's allegation of a threat to his life has been made to defame Chief Minister Eknath Shinde's son Shrikant Shinde.
Rajya Sabha member Raut on Tuesday wrote to the Mumbai police commissioner, alleging "threat to life" from Shrikant Shinde, who is the MP from Kalyan in Thane.
"Lok Sabha member Shrikant Shinde (Eknath Shinde's son) has given a 'supari' (contract) to kill me to a Thane-based criminal Raja Thakur. I have confirmed information regarding the same. I am informing you as a responsible citizen," Raut said in his letter, copies of which were also sent to Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and the Thane city police.
When asked about it, Thane Guardian Minister Desai, while talking to reporters here on Wednesday, claimed, "Raut made the allegation to get his security enhanced and defame the CM's son."
Desai added that the deputy CM has said the police will check Raut's claim and if it is found to be false, suitable legal action will be taken against him.
Notably, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday said police will check Raut's claim and act accordingly.
To another query from reporters about some statements of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Jitendra Awhad, Desai dismissed claims of the presence of anti-social elements in the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC).
"If Awhad has any such information, he may give it to me and I will take appropriate action. But I don't think any goons are moving around in the TMC," he said.
Assistant Municipal Commissioner Mahesh Aher was last week attacked by alleged NCP workers outside the TMC headquarters.
Police later registered a case of alleged attempt to murder against former Maharashtra minister Awhad and seven others in connection with the attack.
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Trump says he ‘hasn’t even thought about’ continuing Iran ceasefire
Washington: US President Donald Trump has said he has not yet considered whether he would continue the ceasefire involving Iran, while also claiming the United States holds the advantage in negotiations.
Speaking to reporters, Trump said he was prepared to make a deal with “whoever is running the show” in Iran.
“They are fighting with each other, there’s tremendous infighting. They’re probably fighting for leadership in many cases. I think they’re fighting not to be leader because we knocked out two levels of leaders,” he said.
Trump added, “When they want they can call me. We have all the cards, we’ve won everything.”
Referring to ongoing negotiations, he said, “They gave us a paper that should’ve been better. And, interestingly, immediately when I cancelled it [envoy trip to Pakistan], within 10 minutes we got a new paper that was much better.”
“We talked about they will not have a nuclear weapon, very simple … They offered a lot, but not enough,” he added.
When asked whether he would continue the ceasefire, Trump replied, “I haven’t even thought about it.”
The remarks come as uncertainty remains over the future of the temporary truce and broader negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
