Somaiya, a former Lok Sabha MP from Mumbai, and his son are accused within the dishonest case. (Image: News18)
Raut questioned how solely individuals from one get together are beneficiaries of ‘aid’ granted by the courts
- PTI Mumbai
- Last Updated:April 14, 2022, 10:30 IST
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Shiv Sena chief Sanjay Raut on Wednesday claimed a “aid rip-off” after the Bombay High Court gave an order granting interim protection from arrest to Maharashtra BJP leader Kirit Somaiya in a cheating case related to alleged misappropriation of funds collected to save decommissioned warship INS Vikrant from scrapping. Raut questioned how only people from one party are beneficiaries of “relief” granted by the courts.
“Save Vikrant is a rip-off. Crores and crores of rupees have been collected and embezzled. A aid from the court docket doesn’t imply one is absolved of the corruption cost. The collected cash didn’t attain the Raj Bhavan. This is what Raj Bhavan states. Why have individuals misplaced religion in judiciary? It is simply due to this,” he said.
The Rajya Sabha MP had alleged misappropriation of funds collected to save decommissioned aircraft carrier INS Vikrant from getting dismantled nine years ago. “The relief scam is a recent stain on the judicial system. Relief scam is severe than al-Qaeda and (26/11 terrorist Ajmal) Kasab. How can only people from only one party be beneficiaries of this scam? This is the question. The matter of misappropriation of Vikrant funds is not over yet. Culprits will be punished. Wait and watch,” Raut added.
Earlier within the day, a single bench of Justice Anuja Prabhudessai mentioned within the occasion of arrest within the case, Somaiya be launched on a private bond of Rs 50,000.Justice Prabhudessai additionally directed Somaiya to cooperate with the police’s probe into the case and requested him to “report back to the investigation officer within the case for 4 days, starting from April 18, between 11 am and a pair of pm.”
Somaiya, a former Lok Sabha MP from Mumbai, and his son are accused in the cheating case. The BJP leader has refuted allegations of cheating.
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