Together for political power, not ideological reasons, says Raut on Mahayuti

Shiv Sena UBT MP Sanjay Raut on Monday took a dig at the Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra saying that they are together for political power and not because of ideological similarities reported news agency ANIThe Sena UBT leader also said that the Mahayuti focuses on fulfilling their partys financial needs and then only come together to form the government in the stateNo matter how much those in the coalition government say that they are together because of ideological reasons it is not like that They come together for political power They focus on fulfilling their partys financial needs and then come together to form the government Raut told reporters in a press conference stated ANIPointing out the delay in portfolio allocation even after forming the government a month ago Raut speaking on the allocation for guardian ministership said that the process will remain ongoingFirst the government was not formed and once they formed the government portfolio allocation happened after a month yesterday only Now there is a discussion regarding the Guardian minister post Nothing will happen from thisthis will continue till the end Raut saidRaut further added that the appointment of guardian ministers was of no use since they only serve their interests and it was another way to maintain power stated ANIMunde either Pankaja or Dhananjay might be the guardian minister of Beed will Santosh Deshmukh get justice Whoever becomes the guardian minister for Parbhani will Somnath Suryavanshi who was killed in police custody get justice Whoever becomes the guardian minister of Thane will the Marathi family get justice against the injustice they faced in Kalyan This has no use This is just another way to maintain power for oneself Those who become the Guardian Minister of Gadchiroli dont work towards finishing Naxalism The ministerial position is required for the mining companies worth crores This is my assessment Raut said in MarathiRaut also took a dig at Maharashtra Navnirman Sena MNS chief Raj Thackeray and said that his party was working with the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP which considers Devendra Fadnavis Narendra Modi and Amit Shah as their ideals stated ANIHowever the Shiv Sena MP said his partys position on the three BJP leaders was clear that they are responsible for looting Maharashtra and MumbaiIf the Thackeray brothers come together the people of Maharashtra will cherish it People have an immense connection with the Thackeray familyBoth brothers have different parties Raj Thackeray established his own party MNS but works with the BJP Devendra Fadnavis Narendra Modi and Amit Shah are their ideals But our party doesnt work like this We have a clear position that these people are enemies of Maharashtra These three are responsible for looting Maharashtra and Mumbai Raut saidRaut on the changes in election conduct rules said that it was the murder of democracy and called it dictatorshipThis is the murder of democracy The rule that has been made is that we cannot go to the Election Commission and ask for information Now we cannot ask for any kind of information from the Election Commission This is a dictatorship Why cant we ask If you want that we dont ask for information from you then first of all you should remove EVM and conduct elections on ballot paper Raut saidHe accused the Election Commission of changing the rules after it was asked for CCTV footage and election documents stated ANIWe will not ask for any information What do you want to hide from the public Advocate Mohammad tried to ask for documents He asked for CCTV footage After this the Election Commission changed the rule What kind of dictatorship is this There is democracy in the country That is why we say that these people are against the Constitution written by Dr Babasaheb AmbedkarWe have the right to know what has happened to our votes Where did the vote we gave go Raut remarkedThese changes come in the wake of a recent Punjab and Haryana High Court directive in the Mahmoud Pracha vs ECI case where the court ordered the sharing of all documents related to the Haryana Assembly elections including CCTV footage under Rule 932 of the Conduct of Election Rules 1961 reported ANIWith inputs from ANI