Mumbai: Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Friday said he will appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office today at 12 noon in connection with a money laundering case and appealed to the party workers to not gather in front of the probe agency's office.
"I will be appearing before the ED today at 12 noon. I respect the summons issued to me and it's my duty to co-operate with the investigation agencies. I appeal to Shiv Sena workers not to gather at the ED office. Don't worry!" Raut said in a tweet.
I will be appearing bfore the ED tody at 12 noon. I respect the Summons issued to me and it's my duty to co-operate with the Investigation agencies
— Sanjay Raut (@rautsanjay61) July 1, 2022
I appeal Shivsena workers not to gather at the ED office
Don't worry !@PawarSpeaks @OfficeofUT @MamataOfficial @RahulGandhi pic.twitter.com/Vn6SeedAoU
Raut also tagged Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar, former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in his tweet.
He also attached a photo of himself standing in front of a portrait of the late Bal Thackeray, the founder of the Shiv Sena.The Rajya Sabha MP was scheduled to appear for questioning on Tuesday. However, his lawyer had sought 13-14 days time to present the documents in front of the probe agency, however, the request was declined by the Agency.
The ED had sent him a second summons to appear before July 1, after he failed to appear in his first summon on Monday due to the then political crisis in Maharashtra.Raut is being probed in connection with the re-development of Mumbai's Patra Chawl. (With ANI inputs)
