Overview
- Both leaders appeared together before the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate’s court in Malegaon, where the complaint was formally withdrawn.
- Sanjay Raut expressed regret in court and apologised to farmers and residents of Malegaon for confusion caused by his statement.
- Raut said he relied on material from NCLT proceedings and inputs from Advay Hiray, who has since joined the BJP.
- Dada Bhuse reiterated that only about ₹1.7 crore was mobilised for the Girna cooperative sugar factory and transferred via RTGS to a firm named Armstrong, rejecting any ₹178 crore scam.
- Bhuse said the withdrawal aimed to clear confusion among local farmers, and both sides presented the outcome as an amicable closure.