<p>Mumbai: A day after NCP (SP) supremo Sharad Pawar’ claimed that two persons approached him with the guarantee of winning polls, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut asserted that on similar lines some people met Uddhav Thackeray ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha polls. </p><p>Raut, a Rajya Sabha member and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief spokesperson, however, did not get into the specifics. </p><p>“I want to tell you (just like Sharad Pawar) some people also met Uddhav Thackeray,” Raut told reporters on Sunday. </p><p>“These people came during the Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha elections. However, Thackeray clearly told them that we believe in democracy….we were sure of 100 per cent success in Maharashtra in the Lok Sabha polls. Later, during the Assembly elections, these people met him again and said - 'Tell me the 60-65 seats that you find difficult, we will help you win them through EVMs.' We rejected their proposal because we did not need seats in such a way,” Raut said. </p>.Like in China, are leaders disappearing in India too?: Raut questions Dhankhar's whereabouts .<p>"We believed in the Election Commission of India and democracy. But now I think that there must be truth in the claims of those people who met Pawar and Thackeray," said Raut. </p><p>Speaking about the Opposition parties will take out a long march to the office of the Election Commission in Delhi, Raut said that Thackeray will lead a morcha in Dadar on Monday. </p><p>On the Election Commission seeking an affidavit from Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, he said: “He is the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha. He speaks responsibly. He has researched it. The evidence of vote rigging that he has put forward has been praised by many media houses.” </p><p>Raut further said that the decision not to use VVPAT in local body elections is very serious. "If the voters do not know who they voted for, how can we trust the voting system? The Constitution has given every elector the right to verify his/her vote. People like (PM Narendra)Modi, (Amit)Shah and Fadnavis win elections by stealing votes. They have created agents of that kind," Raut claimed.</p><p><strong>Salim-Javed script: CM</strong></p><p>Reacting to the back to back charges from NCP (SP) and Shiv Sena (UBT), Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis reiterated that this is nothing but Salim-Javed script. “Why there are telling this now…this is nothing but Salim-Javed script,” he said, adding: “If such a thing has happened why no police complaint was made…why no complaint was made to the Election Commission…you are responsible people.” </p>
<p>Mumbai: A day after NCP (SP) supremo Sharad Pawar’ claimed that two persons approached him with the guarantee of winning polls, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut asserted that on similar lines some people met Uddhav Thackeray ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha polls. </p><p>Raut, a Rajya Sabha member and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief spokesperson, however, did not get into the specifics. </p><p>“I want to tell you (just like Sharad Pawar) some people also met Uddhav Thackeray,” Raut told reporters on Sunday. </p><p>“These people came during the Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha elections. However, Thackeray clearly told them that we believe in democracy….we were sure of 100 per cent success in Maharashtra in the Lok Sabha polls. Later, during the Assembly elections, these people met him again and said - 'Tell me the 60-65 seats that you find difficult, we will help you win them through EVMs.' We rejected their proposal because we did not need seats in such a way,” Raut said. </p>.Like in China, are leaders disappearing in India too?: Raut questions Dhankhar's whereabouts .<p>"We believed in the Election Commission of India and democracy. But now I think that there must be truth in the claims of those people who met Pawar and Thackeray," said Raut. </p><p>Speaking about the Opposition parties will take out a long march to the office of the Election Commission in Delhi, Raut said that Thackeray will lead a morcha in Dadar on Monday. </p><p>On the Election Commission seeking an affidavit from Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, he said: “He is the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha. He speaks responsibly. He has researched it. The evidence of vote rigging that he has put forward has been praised by many media houses.” </p><p>Raut further said that the decision not to use VVPAT in local body elections is very serious. "If the voters do not know who they voted for, how can we trust the voting system? The Constitution has given every elector the right to verify his/her vote. People like (PM Narendra)Modi, (Amit)Shah and Fadnavis win elections by stealing votes. They have created agents of that kind," Raut claimed.</p><p><strong>Salim-Javed script: CM</strong></p><p>Reacting to the back to back charges from NCP (SP) and Shiv Sena (UBT), Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis reiterated that this is nothing but Salim-Javed script. “Why there are telling this now…this is nothing but Salim-Javed script,” he said, adding: “If such a thing has happened why no police complaint was made…why no complaint was made to the Election Commission…you are responsible people.” </p>