Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray MP Sanjay Raut has alleged four Maharashtra ministers and many government officials have been honey trapped, a claim contested by Maharashtra cabinet member Chandrashekhar Bawankule who asked him to make the evidence public.
In a post on X, Raut claimed four young MPs of the then undivided Shiv Sena were honey-trapped due to which they switched sides and joined the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena. He did not name anyone.
“Four ministers and many officers have been honey trapped,” Raut added without naming anyone.
According to PTI, Last week, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis told the legislative assembly that no case of blackmailing through honeytrap has come to light in the state.
Of the MPs who left the (undivided Shiv Sena), four were honey-trapped and they were pressured and got cleansed after joining hands with the BJP, Raut claimed while talking to reporters in New Delhi.
Last week, Congress MLA Nana Patole demanded that the government make a formal statement in the assembly on an alleged “honeytrap” racket targeting state officials posted in Thane, Nashik and the Mantralaya (secretariat) in Mumbai.
