Nashik: A bailable warrant was issued by the Malegaon court on Saturday against Shiv Sena (UBT) Sanjay Raut for failing to appear in a defamation case suit filed against him by district guardian minister Dada Bhuse. The court of additional chief judicial magistrate (Malegaon) Tejwant Singh Sandhu issued the warrant as Raut failed to appear for the second consecutive hearing.The first hearing was held on October 23. Rauts counsel MY Kale said, He (Raut) could not appear before the court as political leaders have been banned from entering the villages as part of the Maratha quota agitation. It would be risky for him to travel to Malegaon from Mumbai.He added, Accordingly, a written statement was presented to the court requesting the next date when Raut could be present for getting bail. Meanwhile, Bhuses counsel Sudhir Akkar objected to the excuse put up by Raut and said the situation was no more volatile as claimed to by Raut.We also published the following articles recentlyMaharashtra will burn if something happens to Jarange Patil: Sanjay RautShiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut criticized the Shinde government and the Centre over the Maratha quota agitation, warning that Maharashtra would burn if anything happened to activist Manoj Jarange Patil. Raut called on Prime Minister Modi to speak to Patil on the phone, accusing him of having time for world tours but not for addressing the issue. Shiv Sena MLA Sanjay Shirsat demanded action against Raut for his inflammatory statements. MLAs from different parties also demonstrated at the Mantralaya, calling for a special session to discuss the Maratha quota.BJP wants to jail the entire opposition and then hold elections: Sanjay RautShiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut accused the BJP of using the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to target opposition leaders like Arvind Kejriwal. Raut claimed that the BJP wants to imprison the entire opposition and then hold elections. He also mentioned that leaders from Maharashtra, West Bengal, and Tamil Nadu have been targeted. Raut also commented on the Maratha reservation protests, stating that the community should receive reservation without affecting the rights of tribals or OBCs. The AAP expressed concerns that Kejriwal may be arrested, which would impact the functioning of the Delhi government.Court issues notice in plea filed by priestThe high court of Bombay at Goa has issued a notice to the state government and Vasco police station in response to a petition filed by Fr Bolmax Pereira, the parish priest of Chicalims St Francis Xavier Church. Pereira is seeking the quashing of an FIR registered against him in August for his comments on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. He was booked under Section 295 of the Indian Penal Code for defiling a place of worship and Section 504 for intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace. Pereira has expressed regret for his remarks and claimed they were taken out of context.

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