Mumbai, Dec. 13 -- Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut criticised BJP leader and Maharashtra Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule's recent statement that the Fadnavis government is in favour of carving out a separate state of Vidarbha out of Maharashtra by dividing the state.
Recently, Bawankule had stated, "Our stand regarding a separate Vidarbha state remains unchanged. We are working for it. Even the Congress has raised the issue of a separate Vidarbha state. It is on the BJP's agenda. We have been working for it since the beginning. Devendra Fadnavis has also taken a stand in favor of a separate Vidarbha so far. The BJP is in favor of a separate Vidarbha state".
Similarly, senior Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar too stated...