After announcing that his Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) would have no truck with the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in the Lok Sabha elections, VBA chief Prakash Ambedkar on March 29 singled out Sanjay Raut, spokesperson of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) faction, as being responsible for the breakdown in parleys between the MVA and the VBA.
Speaking in Mumbai, Mr. Ambedkar, the grandson of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, targeted Mr. Raut for spreading misinformation about seat-sharing during talks between the MVA and the VBA, while accusing the Sena (UBT) leader of “stabbing the VBA in the back”.
“Sanjay Raut, how many lies will you tell?” Mr. Ambedkar said, speaking to mediapersons and alleged that it was Mr. Raut who had not invited the VBA for seat-sharing meetings with the MVA (comprising of the Sena (UBT), the Sharad Pawar-led NCP faction and the Congress) partners.
