Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Wednesday said that 'illegal foreigners' living in India is a matter of national security and urged the government to deport them.
He further accused the BJP of raising the "Bangladeshi issue" each time before elections and said that the responsibility lies with Union Home Minister Amit Shah if there was an influx of Bangladeshi nationals in Mumbai.
The attack took place when an intruder, later identified as Mohd Shariful Islam Shehzad, entered the actor's home with the alleged intent of theft. Saif sustained stab wounds to his thoracic spine while attempting to intervene during a confrontation between the intruder and his housemaid.
Earlier in December 2024, Shiv Sena (UBT) spokesperson Anand Dubey hinted that his party, led by Uddhav Thackeray, may contest the upcoming Mumbai local body polls alone, without an alliance with the Congress and Sharad Pawar's NCP.
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Monday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after the Saif Ali Khan stabbing attack accused was confirmed to be a native of Bangladesh by Mumbai police, saying that all Bangladeshis should be 'removed' from the country.
Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) leader Sanjay Raut on Tuesday hit out at Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) supremo Mohan Bhagwat over his remarks, saying it was "wrong" to say that India gained Independence on the day Ram temple was consecrated.
Speaking to ANI, BJP leader Shehzad Poonawalla said, "...INDI alliance was an alliance based on the situation...MVA (Maha Vikas Aghadi) has now become 'Maha Vibhajan Aghadi'... AAP and Congress also parted ways in Delhi. TMC and Congress were also not together in Bengal... In Uttar Prades
Amid speculation of internal discord within the INDIA alliance, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut said on Monday that, in the coming days, if the INDIA alliance has to be saved and strengthened, dialogue between alliance partners is necessary.
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi on Saturday jumped to the defence of Arvind Kejriwal, saying the Aam Aadmi Party has been highlighting the issue of addition and deletion of names in voters list ahead of Delhi Assembly polls scheduled on February 5, 2025.
"It is true that the INDIA alliance was formed for the Lok Sabha elections and after the elections not a single meeting of the INDIA alliance was held. Congress party was responsible for calling this meeting," Raut, who is Shiv Sena (UBT) MP in Rajya Sabha, told reporters.