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Updated April 1st, 2019 at 23:53 IST

'Rig EVM if needed to stop Kanhaiya' writes Sanjay Raut in Saamna, EC Mumbai slaps notice on model code violation

The Election officer of the Mumbai district on Monday has issued a notice for violation of the Model code of conduct to the Shiv Sena leader and editor -'Saamna', Sanjay Raut

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The Election officer of the Mumbai district on Monday has issued a notice for violation of the Model code of conduct to the Shiv Sena leader and editor of the Shiv Sena mouthpiece -'Saamna', Sanjay Raut with respect to an article published by him in 'Saamna' on Sunday.

In the article which was published under a column called 'Rok Thok', Raut had said that defeating CPI candidate Kanhaiya Kumar-who is contesting in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from Begusarai, Bihar- is necessary, even if it meant that BJP had to tamper with the EVMs. He had also written that Kumar was a bottle of poison who must not reach the Parliament. 

In the notice sent to Raut by Shivaji Jodhale- the district collector and election officer, it has been stated that Raut's statement has shown a lack of faith in the deployment of the EVMs and has smeared the electoral process. Raut has been asked to respond to the notice by April 3, 5:00 pm.

In April 2015, Raut had written controversial statements in Saamna regarding the voting rights of the Muslim community saying:

"Till Muslims are used as vote-banks, they have no future. This is why Bal Thackeray had demanded that Muslims' voting rights be taken away. This was right. The day voting rights of Muslims are taken away, the facade of people who claim to be 'secular' will be exposed"

He had previously also supported the arrest of two girls for posting a comment on Facebook regarding Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackrey saying:

"We support the police's action, the Facebook comments could have led to a law and order situation."

Sanjay Raut was re-elected in 2010 as an MP of the Rajya Sabha for Maharashtra. He is also a member of the Committee on Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution and a Consultative Member of the Committee for the Ministry of Power.

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Published April 1st, 2019 at 22:37 IST

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