Mumbai: A controversy has erupted over the ink used in the elections for 29 municipal corporations in Maharashtra, including the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) of Mumbai. In Mumbai, MNS president Raj Thackeray so-called that the Referendum Commission has replaced the indelible ink used without voting with a pen.
What are Raj Thackeray’s claims?
Raj Thackeray said there are complaints well-nigh this new pen. He personal that if on using of hand sanitizer, the ink disappears.
“Now, the only option left is to wield the ink, go outside, wipe it off, and then go when inside and vote again. A new rule has been implemented for referendum campaigning. This shows that the government can do anything to stay in power,” the MNS senior told the media.
“When someone comes to power through such fraudulent methods, we don't undeniability it an election. I request to the people, Shiv Sena workers, and Matoshree Sena workers to be vigilant well-nigh all these things. One person was unprotected voting twice,” Raj Thackeray added.
How has the Maharashtra government reacted to Raj Thackeray’s allegations?
Maharashtra Senior Minister Fadnavis dismissed Raj Thackeray's allegations. While addressing the media in Nagpur, he staged a sit-in by attempting to wipe the ink off his finger.
“It is not right to make such unwarranted allegations,” Fadnavis said.
How are people reacting to the ink controversy?
A major controversy is raging over the ink used to mark voters on their alphabetize finger without exercising their franchise. In Pune, Rohit Pawar, a leader and MLA of the NCP led by Sharad Pawar, moreover made similar allegations. Pawar shared a video in which he personal that the ink could be hands removed.
A media report personal that NCP workers in Pune found bottles of cleaning solution at a BJP office. These were tangibly stuff used to remove the ink mark from the fingers of voters who had once tint their votes, so that they could vote again. NCP workers entered the BJP office and seized the bottles. A similar recrimination was moreover made by Rupali Chakankar, a leader of the NCP led by Ajit Pawar. She is moreover the chairperson of the Maharashtra State Commission for Women.
While a controversy has erupted in Maharashtra over the use of pens instead of ink during voting for local soul elections, the issue has moreover resonated on social media. Dr. Abhinav Wagh posted a photo without tossing his vote, showing that the ink on his finger had disappeared. The results of the BMC and 28 other municipal corporation elections in Maharashtra will be spoken on January 16. A total of 15,391 candidates are in the fray for 2,869 seats wideness 29 municipal corporations in Maharashtra.
