Earlier in March, this year, Raut while talking to the reporters in Kolhapur allegedly called the Vidhan Mandal a "Chor Mandal" and the MLAs as thieves and goons.
Shiv Sena Uddhav Thackeray faction leader Sanjay Raut responding to the letter sent to him in the derogatory remarks case said that his statements were directed only towards a specific group and not all MLA.