ED NOTICE TO PARAB...

warrant went viral. Sena leader Sanjay Raut called the move “expected” and said they will fight it legally after examining the notice.

The notice is expected to renew the tussle between the Centre and the state government. Parab is the third person in the ruling Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) to receive an ED notice after former home minister Anil Deshmukh and Sena legislator Pratap Sarnaik.

In a tweet, Raut said, “As expected, ED notice was served to Anil Parab as soon as the ‘Jan Arshirwad Yatra’ ended. The government at the top has started working. The epicentre of the earthquake was Ratnagiri. Parab is the guardian minister of Ratnagiri. Please understand the chronology. We will fight it legally. Jai Maharashtra.”

Raut said the Centre has made transport minister Parab responsible for the arrest. He said that such notices would not have any impact on the stability of the Shiv Sena-led MVA government. Instead, it will only make their resolve to fight the Centre even stronger.

Speaking to reporters, Raut referred to the ‘chronology’ remark of union home minister Amit Shah and said, “In BJP’S terminology, understand the chronology [of events]. Look at the timing of the notice. A few days ago, a union minister, who used unparliamentary language against the chief minister, was arrested in Ratnagiri. As soon as the ‘Jan Ashirwad Yatra’ ended, the government at the top sent a love letter from ED to the guardian minister of Ratnagiri. “We are not going to threaten anybody. We are normal people and will fight it legally. The lies and falsehood will be exposed. Our fight has the strength of morality, we are not offenders, but you are imposing it.”

Parab, meanwhile, confirmed he received a notice, but added that the notice does not say regarding which case he has been asked to remain present before ED officials on Tuesday. “Today evening I have received a notice from ED. In that it does not mention any case. It says I have to remain present in their office on August 31 at 11 am. At