Sanjay Raut ‘Kingpin’ Of Covid19 Khichdi Scam, Alleges Sanjay Nirupam As Shiv Sena (UBT) Leader Appears Before ED

Former Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam came down heavily on the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) on Monday saying the “kingpin” of the Covid19 Khichdi scam was party spokesperson Sanjay Raut alleging that he took money in the name of his daughter, brother, and partner. 

Nirupam further alleged that Raut took bribes through cheques in the name of her daughter Vidhita Sanjay Raut, who is innocent and unaware of these things. 

The former Congress leader made the allegations as Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate from Mumbai North West seat for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, Amol Kirtikar appeared before the Enforcement Directorate in connection with the matter. 

#WATCH | Former Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam says, “Today is April 8 and Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate from North-West Mumbai (Amol Kirtikar), ‘Khichdi Chor’ has been called by the ED. What ED does after the interrogation, I don’t know, but action must be taken against him. The… pic.twitter.com/lbIKV7LcZR

— ANI (@ANI) April 8, 2024

“Today is April 8 and Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate from North-West Mumbai (Amol Kirtikar), ‘Khichdi Chor’ has been called by the ED. What ED does after the interrogation, I don’t know, but action must be taken against him. The entire people from the North-West district should know, how dishonest their possible candidate is,” Nirupam said in a press conference. 

“When I started working on this scam, I came to know that the ‘kingpin’ was someone else. The kingpin in this whole scam is Shiv Sena (UBT) spokesperson, Sanjay Raut..,” he said. 

“In this scam, he has taken money in the name of his daughter, brother and partner…He has taken bribes through cheques in the name of her daughter Vidhita Sanjay Raut, who herself is innocent and unaware of these things…,” Raut added. 

In January this year, Raut’s brother, Sandeep Raut was summoned by the enforcement agency in the money laundering case linked to the alleged ‘khichdi’ scam.