Opposition MVA delegation demands transparency from Maha EC official
They also demanded special care so that voters from rural, tribal, migrant, disadvantaged, and weaker sections are not deprived of their right to vote due to any technical reason.
They also demanded special care so that voters from rural, tribal, migrant, disadvantaged, and weaker sections are not deprived of their right to vote due to any technical reason.
Earlier on Thursday, Shinde initially decided to spring a surprise by announcing two candidates for the Rajya Sabha election, namely Professor Jyoti Waghmare and Rohit Tilak, who happens to be the great-grandson of Lokmanya Tilak, in a bid to pit Tilak against the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi's (MVA) only Rajya Sabha candidate, NCP founder Sharad Pawar.
The protest rally called ‘Satyacha Morcha’ (Rally for Truth), will highlight the alleged inclusion of nearly 96 lakh fake voters across Maharashtra State Election Commission.
Bhai Jagtap is known as a loyal leader of the Congress for many years besides being a former president of the Mumbai Congress.
The protest march will be led by Uddhav Thackeray, Sharad Pawar, and senior Congress leaders.
However, Congress sources said that a section within the Congress is opposed to Raj Thackeray's MNS being included in the Congress-led opposition MVA alliance because doing so could alienate North Indian and Muslim voters.
Leaders of all Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) opposition parties, including the Congress, the Sharad Pawar-led NCP, and the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena, besides the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) demanded on Wednesday that elections to the local civic and municipal bodies in Maharashtra be postponed until discrepancies in voters' lists are resolved.
Sapkal's statement came a day after Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP and chief party spokesperson Sanjay Raut said on Monday that talks are on to include the MNS in the Congress-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA).
Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP and chief spokesperson Sanjay Raut stated here on Friday that the real colours of the 'Shah Sena' — namely, the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena — stand exposed.
Leaders of the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) staged a protest at the Maharashtra legislature complex on Wednesday, the third day of the monsoon session of the Maharashtra assembly.
