Sena's Sanjay Raut gets fresh ED summons in Mumbai ‘chawl’ land scam case

Sanjay Raut, a Rajya Sabha MP of the Shiv Sena, has been asked to bring some important documents related to the matter.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday issued a second summons to Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut, asking him to appear before its officials on July 1 in connection with Mumbai's Patra Chawl land scam case.

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut. (HT Print)

The Rajya Sabha MP has been asked to bring some important documents related to the matter.

Raut was issued the first summons for Tuesday, but he sought more time citing official commitments and a meeting he was supposed to attend at Alibaug.

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His lawyers had met ED officials in Mumbai on Tuesday and sought 14 days' time for his appearance but the agency only gave him a relief till this month end. "The ED summons was served late Monday afternoon, so we made an application to seek time because the agency has demanded a few documents," the lawyer said.

Raut has said, "The moment I am free, I will go to the ED. I am a lawmaker. I know the law. Even if the law implementing agencies are working in a wrong way, I am a law-abiding person."

The development comes as the Shiv Sena battles rebellion, led by disgruntled leader Eknath Shinde, leading to a survival crisis of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government. Rebel Shiv Sena legislators, who were first taken to Surat, are now camping in Guwahati – both in BJP-ruled states.

(With agency inputs)