this story originally appeared in on may 2 2016actor sanjay dutt whos been keeping a low profile after his release from jail in february this year was the chief guest at the maharashtra day celebrations in dindoshi organised by bjp leader mohit kambhoj interestingly several bjp leaders were critical of dutt being granted parole and furlough when the actor was serving a fiveyear sentence for being in possession of an ak 56 rifle during the 1993 riotsin his speech on sunday evening dutt purportedly told the crowds that the bjp seats in the state must increase a statement thats likely to singe the supporters of his sister priya dutt a senior congress leader and a former member of parliament and the congress top brass which has always vouched for the loyalty shown to the party by his father sunil duttsanjay dutts release sequence of events dutt is no stranger to politics and had hobnobbed with the shiv sena since 1993 when he was first arrested under tada and the arms act for his alleged role in 1993 mumbai serial blasts in 2009 he joined the samajwadi party and was appointed its general secretary after he extensively campaigned during the lok sabha elections that year only to dramatically announce he was quitting sp a year later after his elder brother amar singh was expelled on sunday as dutt posed for photos with kambhoj and the city bjp chief ashish shelar those in the political circles were reminded of the bjps campaign against paroles and furlough granted to him in 2014 senior bjp leader kirit somaiya wrote to the then chief minister prithviraj chavan that not a single person or convict had been accorded such extraordinary special treatment or parole in the past 50 yearsclick here for more bollywood videoswatch sanjay dutts release for yerwada jail full video footageread this story in telugu