In a fervent assertion on Monday, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Aaditya Thackeray voiced his get together’s intention to pursue authorized avenues concerning the result of the Mumbai North West Lok Sabha seat, alleging that victory had been wrested from their candidate as a result of “misuse” of official sources.
Throughout a press briefing, Thackeray asserted {that a} authorized petition in regards to the purported “electoral malpractice” would imminently be submitted to the court docket. He decried the results of the Mumbai North West Lok Sabha seat as “misleading,” as Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate Amol Kirtikar misplaced by a mere 48 votes to opponent Ravindra Waikar of the Shiv Sena, below the management of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
Thackeray seized the chance to criticize the continued discourse surrounding the electoral course of and Digital Voting Machines (EVMs), branding the Election Fee as an “totally compromised” entity.
He contended that had the electoral proceedings been “simply and neutral,” the BJP would have secured a considerably decrease rely of 40 Lok Sabha seats as an alternative of the particular 240. “Our triumph was unjustly stripped away by means of the misuse of official sources. Therefore, we’re poised to legally problem the result of the Mumbai North West Lok Sabha seat,” he asserted.
Moreover, Thackeray expressed his get together’s anticipation for proactive intervention from the Election Fee; failing which, they’re ready to interact in a authorized confrontation to safe justice.
Echoing Thackeray’s sentiments, Sena (UBT) chief and former state minister Anil Parab urged the Election Fee of India to take autonomous motion primarily based on the out there proof and declare Kirtikar because the rightful victor.
“The declared election end result arouses suspicion. We’re resorting to authorized recourse in opposition to the abuse of official sources below the Illustration of the Folks Act. Our authorized motion is imminent inside the subsequent few days,” Parab declared. He alleged that whereas the vote counting course of for the Mumbai North West seat appeared unblemished till the nineteenth spherical, transparency quickly dwindled thereafter.
“Up till the nineteenth spherical, our vote rely surpassed that of our opponent by 650 votes,” he disclosed. Parab elaborated on the discrepancy within the vote tallying course of, citing the bodily distance between the returning officer and the counting brokers, which impeded correct tallying. He additional contended that essential paperwork, particularly Types 17 C and 17 C half 2, weren’t furnished to a number of candidates, exacerbating the confusion.
It is value noting that the Vanrai police in Mumbai have initiated a case in opposition to Waikar’s brother-in-law for allegedly using a cell phone at a counting middle in Goregaon (a phase of Waikar’s constituency) on June 4, coinciding with the announcement of common election outcomes. Parab underscored the unauthorized use of a cell gadget and raised suspicions concerning a possible substitution of the seized telephone after a 10-day interval.
“An investigation is crucial into the incessant telephone communications obtained by the returning officer of the Mumbai North West Lok Sabha seat. Her recurrent absence from her station to interact in telephone conversations raises eyebrows,” he insisted.
