Manipur, Jan. 14 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut slammed Union Home Minister Amit Shah of neglecting the violence in Manipur, where ethnic conflicts have resulted in over 250 deaths and thousands of homes destroyed.

Raut made these remarks while meeting Nationalist Congress Party (SP) chief Sharad Pawar in Mumbai on Monday amid doubts over the future of the opposition MVA coalition after it announced its plan to go solo in the local body elections.

After the meeting, Raut criticized Shah for his recent remarks about Pawar and Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray.

Raut also criticized Shah for lecturing about betrayal, pointing out that many BJP leaders had betrayed their original parties to join the BJP.

He alleged that nearly...