Mumbai: Following the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) said that two persons including Manish Bhanushali and Kiran Gosavi among more than half-a-dozen are their ‘independent witnesses’ during the October 2 rave party raid on a luxury ship, opposition parties have blamed the BJP government for deliberately framing drug case against Shahrukh Khan’s son and others.
The Nationalist Congress Party levelled allegations against the agency and said BJP was behind the conspiracy citing that BJP leader was part of the raid.
“BJP’s malign-SRK game backfires big time. No drug found wd Aryan. But yes BJP leader Manish Bhanushali found to be present at & manipulating NCB raid. Care to answer BJP? Care to apologise paid media? SHAME ON YOU BJP! #WeStandWithSRK,” said NCP national spokesperson and state minister Nawab Malik.
NCB Deputy Director-General Gyaneshwar Singh, however, termed the allegations as baseless and said it was an attempt to malice to malign the agency’s image and in retaliation against an earlier action of the NCB.
Meanwhile, Manish Bhanushali who was seen escorting Arbaaz Merchantt after the NCB raid at the cruise ship denied any connection of the BJP to the arrests made in the case.