Sanjay Nirupam: Amol Kirtikar, the Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate for Lok Sabha from North-West Mumbai, appears to be having more problems. In the meantime, at a news conference, former Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam revealed a significant development in the Khichadi corruption case. Amol Kirtikar received a summons from the ED on April 8.
Press Conference Revelation
Former Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam said in his press conference that, “Today is April 8 and Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate from North-West Mumbai (Amol Kirtikar), ‘Khichdi Chor’ has been called by the ED. What ED does after the interrogation, I don’t know, but action must be taken against him. The entire people from the North-West district should know, how dishonest their possible candidate is. When I started working on this scam, I came to know that the ‘kingpin’ was someone else.”
He added that, “The kingpin in this whole scam is Shiv Sena (UBT) spokesperson, Sanjay Raut… in this scam, he has taken money in the name of his daughter, brother and partner…He has taken bribes through cheques in the name of her daughter Vidhita Sanjay Raut, who herself is innocent and unaware of these things.”
Mumbai Police’s FIR Against Shiv Sena Leader’s Relative
Actually, in September 2023, the Mumbai Police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW) filed a formal complaint (FIR) against Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut’s close relative Sujit Patkar and a number of other individuals about an alleged Rs 6.37 crore scam. Amol Kirtikar has been invited by the ED to appear on April 8.