Nirupam alleged that some amount of money was deposited through a cheque in a bank account of Rauts daughter at the bank’s branch in Parel. Similarly, some money was deposited through cheque in the account of Raut’s brother, Nirupam said. He also added that similar money was deposited through cheque in the account of Rauts partner Patkar.

“People ask me, why do I call Mumbai North West seat Lok Sabha candidate khichdi chor? The reason I call him Khichdi chor is because he has stolen 200-gram khichdi from each packet that was given to the poor people. Even Sanjay Raut is khichdi chor because he has also stolen the khichdi from poor people,” Nirupam alleged.

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Nirupam also demanded that ED which is investigating into the case should expand the ambit of the investigation and probe into the alleged role of the Mumbai North West seat Lok Sabha candidate while Raut should be arrested for his role as the ‘kingpin’ of the khichdi scam perpetrated by Sahyadri Refreshments. Nirupam also said that people from the Mumbai North West seat Lok Sabha should teach those involved in the khichdi scam a lesson.

Meanwhile Raut dismissed Nirupam as a ‘faltu’ (useless) person. “Let him say whatever he wants to say. It makes no difference to me,” said the Rajya Sabha MP. Nirupam, who was expelled from the Congress on the charge of anti-party activity, has been eyeing a candidature in Mumbai North-West constituency from the ruling party alliance. However, neither BJP nor Shiv Sena (Shinde) has confirmed his induction.