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Sanjay Raut Demands Maharashtra Election Cancellation, CEC Gyanesh Kumar’s Resignation

Sanjay Raut says Maharashtra’s Assembly elections were not fair.

He accused Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar of helping the BJP and Eknath Shinde.

Raut demanded that Kumar resign and face legal action.

He also said the election should be cancelled.

Raut criticized Union Home Minister Amit Shah and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to remove him.

His comments followed an Indian Express report about disagreements inside the Election Commission.

The report said two election commissioners objected 14 times to certain decisions.

Those decisions involved adding, deleting and restoring voters’ names.

The article does not give a response from Gyanesh Kumar to Raut’s allegations.

Key facts

Main demand: Sanjay Raut called for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation, suspension and legal action.
Election claim: Raut said the Maharashtra Assembly elections should be cancelled because they could not be considered fair.
Alleged beneficiaries: Raut accused Kumar of helping the BJP and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
Internal objections: Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi reportedly objected at least 14 times over 10 months.
Issues cited: The objections involved voter registration, deletion and restoration of names, and appeals concerning voter inclusion.
Other political demand: Raut urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to remove Union Home Minister Amit Shah from the Cabinet.

freepressjournal.in · 1 hr ago