Following an incident of violence and stone-pelting in the Jahangirpuri area of Delhi, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on April 17 fiercely targeted Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by saying these incidents are pre-orchestrated and politically sponsored and the atmosphere of the country is being deliberately spoiled to gain political advantage in elections. While speaking to media persons, he said, “The atmosphere of the country is being deliberately spoiled to gain political advantage in elections. Such incidents never happened before on Ram Navami and Hanuman Jayanti, these festivals were celebrated peacefully.”

“These incidents are pre-orchestrated and politically sponsored. It is being done to instigate Hindu-Muslim riots just because issues of Hindu-Pakistan, Surgical strikes, and Ram Mandir won't work,” Raut said.