Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Wednesday claimed that Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar "will go to jail". He was reacting to media reports claiming that two Election Commissioners objected to the poll body's steps several times regarding the Special Intensive Revision (SIR).
"Gyanesh Kumar should also be sacked, and legal action should be taken against him. If Modi ji isn't taking action against Gyanesh Kumar, then I appeal to the President to sack the CEC," he reportedly said.
The report claimed that two Election Commissioners objected to the Election Commission's steps 14 times in 10 months amid the rollout of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, and alleged that Kumar has "destroyed" the credibility of the poll panel.
Reacting to it, Raut, in a post on X, said: "Gyanesh Kumar will go to jail! He will have to go! Their masters will flee the country and run away!"
If Prime Minister Narendra Modi has even one per cent desire to save democracy, then Union Home Minister Amit Shah should be sacked from the Union Cabinet, news agency PTI quoted Sanjay Raut as telling reporters in New Delhi.
If the President doesn't do anything, then the Army Chief should come forward to save democracy and the country, he stated.
The Rajya Sabha member also demanded that the judiciary take cognisance of the media report.
Raut said the Election Commission of India (ECI) comprises three commissioners. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi complained that they have raised 14 objections in 10 months, but they were ignored, especially regarding Form 6 of the SIR and other issues.
"Yet Gyanesh Kumar went ahead with it. A complaint was raised with the Cabinet Secretary, but no action was taken on it," Raut added.
He alleged that Kumar has committed this "treason on the instructions of Amit Shah".
Because of the criminal conspiracy, the BJP won elections in West Bengal and Bihar. The assembly polls in Maharashtra were also won by the BJP due to Kumar, he charged.
Notably, Kumar was not the CEC when the Maharashtra polls were conducted in November 2024.
Talking to PTI Videos, Raut claimed that Sandhu and Joshi have "revolted" against Kumar.
"The country is grateful to Sukhbir Sandhu and Vivek Joshi. They have torn the mask off Gyanesh Kumar before the country. They have torn the mask off the Home Ministry. The way people have been winning elections and working with dishonesty," he said.
"In 10 months, these two election commissioners have raised 14 objections. This matter had gone up to the Cabinet Secretary, it went up to Amit Shah; Amit Shah suppressed it," Raut alleged.
