Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut has been served notice by the Election Commission on Monday for his editorial in Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamana in which he made reference to tampering of EVMs in Begusarai.
Sanjay Raut has been asked to give a clarification by April 3 to the notice issued by Mumbai District Election Officer Shivaji Jondhale.
"A person charged with sedition is contesting Lok Sabha Election from Begusarai. He appealed for crowdfunding and got 5 lakhs rupees in 10 minutes, who are these people who are financing anti-national? A person helping a terrorist is also a terrorist. BJP has fielded Giriraj Singh from there, it's BJP's responsibility to defeat Kanhaiya Kumar, even if an EVM scam is done in Begusarai," read the editorial.
The seven-phase Lok Sabha elections are scheduled to be held from April 11 and will go on till May 19.
Maharashtra will go to polls in the first four phases, while polling in Bihar is scheduled to be conducted in all the seven phases.
Results of the polls will be declared on May 23.
TV Actor Nitin Chauhaan, Found Dead At Home, Was Battling Depression: Cops With Only Rs 45 Cr, Mumbai Indians Suggested To Buy These Two India Stars In IPL 2025 Auction On MI's Shrewd Retention, Ex-KKR Star Says, "Would've Given Jasprit Bumrah Rs 25 Crore..." 3 Coaches Of Secunderabad-Shalimar Superfast Express Derail Near Howrah Amid India-Canada Diplomatic Standoff, A Bombshell From Justin Trudeau 3rd Assassination Attempt On Trump? "Iran Asset" Charged For Plotting Murder Full Text: Ratan Tata Empowered A Generation Of Dreamers, Writes PM Modi Amid India-Canada Diplomatic Standoff, A Bombshell From Justin Trudeau "Dark Moments In History...": Biden On Attacks On Israeli Fans In Amsterdam Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.