Sena leader Raut hits out at Fadnavis over comment on Saamana

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Tuesday hit out at Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for claiming the party mouthpiece 'Saamana', of which the former is executive editor, was trying to derail talks on formation of the next government.

Speaking to reporters earlier in the day, Fadnavis expressed resentment over editorials in 'Saamana' against the BJP.

"The paper's role is to derail the talks. Will the paper take a hard stand on the Congress-NCP?" the CM had asked.

Hitting back, Raut said, "Saamana wrote against the Congress-NCP and that is why the BJP-led govt came to power in 2014. I am putting forth the Shiv Sena's stand," Raut said.

He added, "My party is not asking for anything wrong. Only implementation of what was decided before the elections (equal power sharing formula). There is no need for Fadnavis to bare his fangs while making such statements."
On who will be the chief minister, Fadnavis had said, "You have any doubt? It has already been decided. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has already announced the name and now it is a mere formality."
Raut went on to state that "nobody can stop a party from forming a government if it has a majority."