A true 'Hindutvawadi' would have killed Jinnah and not Gandhiji, says Sanjay Raut

Slamming the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said that BJP is scared of Shiv Sena candidates in the poll-bound state, days after nominations of six of his party candidates were cancelled.

Speaking to ANI today, Raut said, "Our candidates' nomination was suspended despite filing on time ahead of Uttar Pradesh elections. The election officer was not ready to act in the matter. He is under pressure. I will meet EC in Delhi soon... Some of our candidates were threatened to withdraw...they( BJP) are scared of us. BJP will have to pay for it."

Raut alleged that in six to seven constituencies in Noida, Bijnor and Meerut, the respective district magistrates misused their powers and rejected the nominations of Shiv Sena candidates “under pressure” so as to not allow the party from setting foot in UP.

“The documents were perfect and the papers were filed on time. The reason for the rejection of our Bijnor candidate is the same as the objection raised by our (Goa) candidate over Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant’s nomination form (in the poll-bound coastal state). Sawant’s side was heard by authorities and the issue was settled (in Sawant’s favour), but in UP, our candidates were not allowed to respond to the objections,” he said.

In a tweet, Raut had said, "BJP is scared of Shiv Sena candidates in UP. Nominations of 6 candidates have been cancelled so far. The form of our Noida candidate was rejected unnecessarily. RO and DM are not ready to hear. The dominance of the pressure system in the electoral process is not good for democracy. #UPElections @SECUttarPradesh"

Asked about Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s tweet on Mahatma Gandhi being assassinated by a Hindutvawadi, Raut said, “A Hindutvawadi would have killed Jinnah, who demanded (creation of a separate country) Pakistan and not an unarmed Mahatma Gandhi.” “A ‘Hindutvawadi’ had shot Gandhi ji. All ‘Hindutvawadis’ feel that Gandhiji is no more. Where there is truth, Bapu is still alive there,” the Congress leader tweeted in Hindi, using the hashtag ‘Forever Gandhi’, on the occasion of the death anniversary of the Father of the Nation on Sunday.

Earlier in the month, Raut announced that it will be contesting 50-100 seats in the upcoming Assembly Elections.
Uttar Pradesh will go to polls in seven phases. The first phase of the election will take place on February 10 and the last phase on 7 March. The counting will take place on 10 March.

With input from agencies

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