Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Sanjay Raut on Wednesday (May 21, 2025) claimed that the Centre sent multi-party delegations of MPs to go to a number of countries that have nothing to do with the Indo-Pak difficulty following ‘Operation Sindoor’.
He stated the federal government is as an alternative concerned about “showmanship rather than substance.”
Speaking to a regional information channel, Mr. Raut stated, “What is the need to send delegations to countries that have nothing to do with the India and Pakistan issue? The selection of nations like Liberia, Congo, and Sierra Leone raises serious questions.”
He was referring to a delegation led by Kalyan MP Shrikant Shinde of Shiv Sena, that left for the U.A.E. earlier within the day and can be anticipated to go to a couple of African nations.
Mr. Raut claimed that the timing and intent behind the transfer urged that it lacked strategic readability.
“The way these delegations are being dispatched is not right. Countries with no geopolitical relevance to the India-Pakistan conflict are being chosen, which shows the government is more interested in showmanship rather than substance,” Mr. Raut stated.
The Rajya Sabha MP emphasised that the Modi authorities was utilizing overseas journeys as a way to create international optics slightly than critical diplomatic engagement after Operation Sindoor.
“The Union government should send delegations to countries that are our neighbours, such as Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Nepal and China. Although China helped Pakistan, we should have sent our delegation. Another country our delegation should go to is Turkiye as it supported Pakistan. Our government should go there and expose Pakistan,” he stated.
Mr. Raut additionally took a dig at Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis over NCP chief Chhagan Bhujbal’s re-entry into the Maharashtra cupboard.
“It was Fadnavis who once declared Bhujbal the biggest corrupt leader in the state and ensured his imprisonment through the ED. Today, fate has made him welcome Bhujbal with flowers into his own cabinet,” Mr. Raut stated.
This exhibits the “hypocrisy” of the present authorities, he stated.
“We have no issue with Bhujbal becoming a minister again. After all, he spent 25 years in the Shiv Sena, and his return to office is welcome. But this exposes the false faces of Fadnavis and Eknath Shinde.
“The same Fadnavis who once sent Bhujbal to jail is now forced to call him a great leader. Either Fadnavis lied earlier, or he is okay with having corrupt ministers as long as they serve his political purpose,” added Mr. Raut.
Published – May 21, 2025 05:25 pm IST
