Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Monday met senior officials of the State Election Commission (SEC) to raise concerns about the draft voters’ list for the upcoming Maharashtra local body elections.
He also handed over a letter to the State Chief Electoral Officer demanding a detailed review of the voters’ lists.
Aaditya Thackeray also held a press conference after the meeting and said that people were “desperately waiting” to cast their votes but were facing repeated delays and irregularities. The draft voters’ list, originally expected on November 7 and later on November 14, was finally released on November 20.
He called the delay an alleged “strategic move” by the government to influence the polls.
Aaditya alleged that the ruling alliance had manipulated the voter rolls.
He alleged that wards held by the government showed minimal changes, while opposition-leaning wards had “significant and suspicious” alterations.
Aaditya questioned why the summary of the list did not match the detailed version and criticised the list for not being machine-readable.
Later, in a post on X, he described the draft electoral roll as “absolutely disgraceful and unpardonable” and demanded urgent action from the Election Commission.
He said that the Shiv Sena (UBT) delegation that met the EC officials on Monday have demanded-
– Extending the period for submitting suggestions and objections from seven days to 21 days.
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