Guwahati: Shiv Sena Uddhav faction leader Sanjay Raut emphasised on Wednesday that the opposition’s unity both locally and nationally is of utmost importance to his party.
He added that he would take part in the related demonstration in the Parliament.
The remarks were made at a time when the Thackeray group had skipped the opposition gathering in protest over Rahul Gandhi’s comments regarding Savarkar.
“We have spoken about our concerns two days ago. We did not go to Kharge’s residence. But there is and will be opposition unity in Maharashtra as well as the country. We have got the result of the concerns we have expressed. We will definitely attend the opposition meeting today and will participate in the protest as well. We give the topmost priority to the opposition unity. We will be with all the opposition parties at the national level,” Raut told reporters.
He also criticised the government’s central authorities over the corruption and the Adani Group issues, wondering if they would just utilise their investigative resources against the opposition and not Adani.
“Why don’t you (government) talk about the issues raised by Rahul Gandhi and the JPC demand by the opposition on the Adani issue? What is your relation with Adani? Are the ED and CBI only for us (opposition), not for Adani? Will you do the audit of the PMCARES fund?” he said.
The Rajya Sabha MP continued to support Rahul Gandhi following his expulsion from the Lok Sabha and declared that his party would join the opposition’s protest in the House of Representatives.
“The government is not ready to respond to the opposition’s questions over the scam. Can’t we ask questions? The one who asks questions, his membership is disqualified and his house is evicted. We will take part in the opposition’s protest against Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification,” he said.