Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut has made fresh remarks targeting Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde, amid reports that six MPs from the Uddhav Thackeray camp are set to join the ruling Shiv Sena faction.
Raut said Shinde had been "pregnant" and had now "delivered six MPs." The contentious remarks are the second such statement made by the Sena leader in the last seven days.
The six MPs expected to join the Shinde camp are Sanjay Dina Patil, Sanjay Deshmukh, Sanjay Jadhav, Bhausaheb Wakchaure, Nagesh Patil Ashtikar, and Omprakash Raje Nimbalkar.
Speculation around their switch began after all six skipped a Shiv Sena (UBT) parliamentary party meeting in Delhi on June 17.
Raut's latest comments come just days after he landed in hot waters for his remarks against rebel lawmakers.
