Sanjay Raut helps promoting wine in supermarkets as a result of household has massive investments in wine enterprise: What BJP’s Kirit Somaiya mentioned

On January 30, Bharatiya Janata Party chief Kirit Somaiya slammed Shiv Sena chief Sanjay Raut for his ‘wine is not liquor’ remark. He alleged Raut was saying so as a result of his two daughters are companions with a wine firm and have a major funding within the enterprise that might churn a revenue of Rs 100 crore every year for Raut’s household.
How & Why WINE Distributor“Ashok Garg MAGPIE Group” gave Partnership to Sanjay Raut Family in 2021? Sanjay Raut & Family has NO Experience, Knowledge, Education of Wine Business or any such Business?Not contributed Single Paisa for this three way partnershipSanjay Raut Jawab Do pic.twitter.com/Rwmit8THx6— Kirit Somaiya (@KiritSomaiya) January 31, 2022
While speaking to the media, Somaiya mentioned, “The decision taken by the Maharashtra government is to benefit the family of Sanjay Raut, which is in partnership with a wine company. Raut has a partnership in Maharashtra’s big industrialist Ashok Garg’s wine company named Magpie Global Limited. He has a big investment in this wine business, in which both daughters and wife of Sanjay Raut are in the position of director in the company. MADAK Global Private Limited was renamed Cloud Pie DFS Private Limited. His family gets a profit of about Rs 100 crores annually from Magpie Company.”
He additional alleged the corporate is concerned in wine distribution and Raut’s funding within the firm is the rationale he has been supporting the choice of the state authorities to permit the sale of wine in supermarkets and walk-in shops. He mentioned, “This company has the business of wine distribution. Sanjay Raut is supporting the decision to sell wine in supermarkets due to the huge investment in the wine business. That’s why Sanjay Raut is not calling wine alcohol and is saying this decision will benefit the farmer.”
He additionally dared Raut to show him flawed if the allegations levelled have been false. “On April 16 2021, Sanjay Raut’s family had signed a contract with this company; his two daughters, Vidhita and Poorvishi, are directors in this company. If my allegations are false, then Sanjay Raut should prove me wrong,” he added.
Earlier, Devendra Fadnavis, former Chief Minister, Maharashtra, had mentioned the Maha Vikas Agadi govt (Shiv Sena, Congress and NCP) needed to show Maharashtra into “Madhya-radhtra” or a liquor state.
Supermarkets and walk-in shops to promote wine in Maharashtra
On January 27, the Maharashtra authorities had cleared a proposal that allowed the sale of wine in supermarkets and walk-in shops throughout the state. The premises proprietor has to pay an annual payment of Rs 5000 for the license. The authorities claimed it could present extra entry to the advertising channels for Indian wineries.
As the controversy erupted after the choice, Shiv Sena chief Sanjay Raut claimed wine is just not liquor. He mentioned, “Wine is not liquor. If wine sale increases, farmers will benefit from it. We’ve done this to double farmers’ income.”