Sanjay Raut posts cryptic tweet amid Savarkar row and Shiv Sena's stance on CAA

Amid ongoing Savarkar row and Shiv Sena's stand on Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Shiv Sena leer Sanjay Raut on Monday posted yet ar cryptic tweet taking a jibe at BJP. Taking to microblogging site Twitter, Raut said that his intention and stand are clear and that is why people are always against him. This seems to be a dig at former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fnavis and or BJP leers who have been slamming Sena for allegedly compromising with its ideology for sake of power.

In his tweet, Raut said, "My intentions are always clear, so people are often against me..."

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Rahul Gandhi's remark

Earlier, dressing Bharat Bachao rally in national capital on Saturday, Gandhi refused to apologise for his ‘Rape in India’ comment saying that he was t ‘Rahul Savarkar’. He was indirectly referring to Savarkar’s alleged apology to British seeking an early release from Andaman jail.  

Reacting to Rahul Gandhi's remark mentioning Savarkar, Shiv Sena's Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Raut on Saturday in a tweet said re could t be any "compromise" about reverence for Hindutva ideologue. In a tweet, Shiv Sena leer also said, "Veer Savarkar is god of t only Maharashtra but country. name Savarkar is a nation of pride and pride. Like Nehru and Gandhi, Savarkar sacrificed his life for independence. Every such god should be houred. re are compromises. Jai Hind."  

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Shiv Sena attacks BJP over CAA

Shiv Sena, a former ally of BJP which h supported Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB) in Lok Sabha last week, accused NDA government of stifling voices of people.

" BJP has habit of imposing decisions on people of country like it h imposed demonetisation, GST and or decisions on m," Shiv Sena spokesperson Manisha Kayande told PTI over phone.

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She alleged it was BJP's style of functioning that it does t answer questions people raise and ded Sena's queries in connection with CAB, too, were t answered.

"y are stifling voices. y muzzled voices during Aarey protest (in Mumbai) too... protests are on across country w (over CAA). It is ir style of functioning y do t take people into confidence," Kayande ded. Kayande was referring to protests by citizens and environmentalists against cutting of trees for a Metro crashed in Aarey Colony, a green belt in suburban Goregaon.

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