Fresh out of the Congress, which is a poll ally of Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena in the state, Sanjay Nirupam took potshots at the saffron party by accusing its spokesperson Sanjay Raut as the ‘kingpin’ of the COVID-19 Khichdi scam in the city. Nirupam who addressed a press conference in the city on Monday alleged that Raut’s daughter, brother and business partner received the kickbacks from the scam.

While addressing the press conference Nirupam said, “When I started working on the khichdi scam, I came to know that the main kingpin of the khichdi scam was Sanjay Raut the Spokesperson of Sena (UBT). Raut received money through his daughter, brother and partner. Raut’s business partners Rajiv Salunkhe and Sujit Patkar are partners in Sahyadri Refreshments which got a contract to supply khichdi during the COVID-19 pandemic. Raut, his family and friends, received R1 crore in commissions from the company.”