India, July 31 -- The ED raid on former VVCMC chief Anil Pawar turned into a political controversy on Wednesday, with Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut alleging that Shiv Sena minister Dada Bhuse, who is a relative of Pawar, had lobbied for the latter's posting. Meanwhile, deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde rushed to Delhi on Wednesday evening for an unscheduled visit, leading to speculation about the reason for his sudden trip.

Raut declared that Bhuse had, during the MVA government's tenure, requested the then CM Uddhav Thackeray to appoint Pawar as Vasai-Virar municipal commissioner. "He succeeded when Eknath Shinde became chief minister," said Raut. "When Pawar got the post, there was a buzz that Bhuse had finally managed to get him ap...