Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut alleges BJP trying to 'mess up' voters' list in Maharashtra with EC's help
Oct 20, 2024
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 20 : Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday accused the BJP of tampering with voters' list in Maharashtra with the help of the Election Commission. He said that the Opposition would raise this issue on international platforms.
"They (BJP) are trying to mess up the voter list with the help of the Election Commission. The BJP is contesting nearly 150 assembly seats and they are finding those people who have voted for the Maha Vikas Aghadi and replacing their names with bogus voters," Raut told reporters.
"We will raise this issue on international platforms and tell people what is happening in the country," he added.
Raut alleged that Union Home Minister Amit Shah is trying his best to impose President's rule in Maharashtra even after the elections. "But we will not let this happen. Uddhav Thackeray has called a special meeting today at 12:30 pm and we will take an important decision," he said.
He alleged that there are discrepancies in the voters' lists in Maharashtra and Jharkhand.
"There are discrepancies in the voter list in Maharashtra and Jharkhand. They tried in Haryana as well. We defeated them in Lok Sabha and they are losing in Vidhan Sabha elections as well," Raut said.
Meanwhile, with just a month left for Maharashtra assembly polls, both the ruling Mahayuti alliance and the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi have stepped up their electoral preparations are working towards announcing seat-sharing among their constituents.
Maharashtra will go to the polls on November 20 and the result will be declared on November 23.
BJP leader and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said the discussion regarding seat sharing is in the final stage.
"Yesterday we cleared the problematic seats by having a positive discussion. We will clear the few remaining seats in the next two days, we have decided that the cleared seats should be announced by that party at their convenience. In the system of the Bharatiya Janata Party, the processes like the Election Committee, and Parliamentary Board have almost come to an end. Our first list can come anytime," he said.
Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala, who is party's in-charge for Maharashtra, said yesterday that seat-sharing meetings for assembly polls were being held between Maha Vikas Aghadi constituents and an announcement is expected to be made soon.
"Seat-sharing meetings are continuously taking place...We will soon announce it," he told reporters.
