Nagpur: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut criticised the central government regarding the conduct of the election process and questioned the delay in the announcement of the schedule in Maharashtra and Jharkhand, where the elections are due this year.
Poll in J&K, Haryana
The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on August 16 the schedule of elections in Haryana and the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir that will be held from September 18 to October 1.
Why not in Maha, Jharkhand
"You must have seen news coming in from Jharkhand. They are trying to put Hemant Soren in trouble. They are trying to poach JMM MLAs. Had elections been announced in Jharkhand, MCC would have been implemented in the state and such things would not happen. Even in Maharashtra, they wanted to give more time to the trio (CM and DCMs), which is why elections were not announced for the state," Sanjay Raut said.
"On one hand, they talk about one nation, one election, on the other, they cannot conduct elections in 4 states simultaneously," he added. (with Agency inputs)
