Days after Naxalites’ surrender, Sanjay Raut and Supriya Sule praise Devendra Fadnavis

Raut was responding to a question about the praise he showered on Fadnavis in the Shiv Sena (UBT) mouthpiece Saamana in an editorial titled ‘Devabhau Abhinandan’ on Friday.

Eleven Naxals surrendered before the chief minister on Wednesday, Raut said. “They deposited their arms and accepted the Constitution. Every Marathi manoos and India should feel proud of this achievement,” Raut added. The surrendered Naxalites, including senior cadre Vimla Chandra Sidam alias Tarakka – who were collectively carrying a bounty of Rs 1 crore – were involved in the activity for 34 years.

Raut said the Sena had also praised Narendra Modi in the past. “When Prime Minister Narendra Modi did good work, we had praised him too… If Gadchiroli is going to see a development, then there is no reason Fadnavis should not be praised,” he explained.

Meanwhile, Baramati MP and Nationalist Congress Party (SP) leader Supriya Sule told reporters in Pune that it appeared as though only Fadnavis was active in the state government. “Most ministers in the Mahayuti government are yet to take charge. For the last one month, it seemed only Fadnavis was in action mode,” she said.