Sanjay Raut writes to Devendra Fadnavis, demands CBI, ED probe against BJP MLA Rahul Kul

“It has come to our notice that the Bhima cooperative sugar mill of BJP MLA Rahul Kul in Daund has committed a financial violation. The money laundering is worth Rs 500 crore. Therefore, the deputy CM should immediately order a CBI and ED investigation in the matter.”

Stating that Shiv Sena (UBT) favoured eradicating corruption from its roots, Raut, a Rajya Sabha member, said, “The central agencies’ probes should be in all cases of corruption. It should not be selective. Nor should it be targeting only opposition leaders while sparing ruling members.”

In 2014, Kul contested as a Rashtriya Samaj Paksha candidate and won from the Daund assembly seat. In 2019, he joined the BJP and retained the seat.

Raut’s letter to Fadnavis comes at a time when central agencies are investigating senior NCP leader and former minister Hasan Mushriff for financial irregularities and money laundering in the Sar Senapati Santaji Ghorpade sugar factory in Kolhapur.

Reacting to Raut’s letter, Kul said, “The allegations against me of money laundering are baseless. It is political vendetta.”

He said, “I have been the Bhima cooperative sugar mill president for the past 20 years. Why have they chosen now to target me? It is obvious to settle a political score with the BJP.”