Maharashtra Congress chief asks ECI, SC to consider ‘public demand’ for ballot paper voting

The Congress leader, who won the electoral contest by a wafer-thin margin, said the doubt among electors about their vote reaching the candidate of their choice should be resolved.”Residents of Markadwadi had resolved to conduct a mock re-poll using ballot papers, but the government, with the help of the Election Commission and police, suppressed their efforts and filed cases against them,” he alleged.Patole sought the Election Commission’s clarification on “the addition of 7.6 million votes”.”They have failed to provide a satisfactory explanation.Manipulating votes is akin to the daylight murder of democracy.If such dissatisfaction arises in a democracy, it must be addressed.The Opposition will fight for this demand in the legislature and on the streets,” Patole added.



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