BJP leader files complaint with EC seeking cancellation of Sanjay Raut's RS election over 'corrupt practices'
Somaiya said that Sanjay Raut went on record to say which MLAs did not vote for him or the other Sena candidate, Sanjay Pawar in the RS elections in Maharashtra on June 10, and "threatened" them.
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Mumbai, June 13: BJP leader Kirit Somaiya on Monday, filed a complaint with the Election Commission of India (ECI) seeking cancellation of the election of Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut owing to 'corrupt practices adopted by him in recently held Rajya Sabha 2022 Maharashtra elections.'
"Mr Raut stated that they know those MLAs who have not voted to Shiv Sena and made various statements threatening that they will face severe action, that they will face gundagiri of Shiv Sena," said the letter.
Somaiya's complaint comes the same day when a Shiv Sena MLA Suhas Kande challenged ECI's decision to declare his vote invalid during Rajya Sabha elections in Maharashtra in Bombay High Court.
BJP won 3 out of 6 seats in Maharashtra RS elections on June 10 while ruling Congress-NCP-Shiv Sena alliance won the other three. Piyush Goyal, Anil Bonde & Dhananjay Mahadik won from BJP while Sanjay Raut of Shiv Sena, Praful Patel of NCP & Imran Pratapgarhi of Congress won as well from MVA alliance.
Somaiya claimed in a letter to ECI that the Sena leader Sanjay Raut indulged in 'corrupt practices to get votes and threaten the voters evolved in non-transparent manipulative activities to win the election.'
Somaiya said that Sanjay Raut went on record to say which MLAs did not vote for him or the other Sena candidate, Sanjay Pawar in the RS elections in Maharashtra on June 10, and 'threatened' them.
"Mr Raut stated that they know those MLAs who have not voted to Shiv Sena and made various statements threatening that they will face severe action, that they will face gundagiri of Shiv Sena," said the letter.
He also asked how Raut could identify those 6 MLAs who did not vote for Shiv Sena in RS elections Kirit Somaiya further alleged that the way Sanjay Raut expressed gratitude to the small parties and independent MLAs who voted for Shiv Sena is a clear indication that he had an understanding with them prior to the RS election.
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"He was so confident while making such statements that more than a dozen MLAs who are not linked with major political parties have voted for Shiv Sena," the letter further read.
Somaiya's complaint comes the same day when a Shiv Sena MLA Suhas Kande challenged ECI's decision to declare his vote invalid during Rajya Sabha elections in Maharashtra in Bombay High Court.
BJP won 3 out of 6 seats in Maharashtra RS elections on June 10 while ruling Congress-NCP-Shiv Sena alliance won the other three. Piyush Goyal, Anil Bonde & Dhananjay Mahadik won from BJP while Sanjay Raut of Shiv Sena, Praful Patel of NCP & Imran Pratapgarhi of Congress won as well from MVA alliance.