Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 20 : Critising the allegations made by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray against the Election Commission, Shiv Sena leader Shaina NC on Monday asseted that the MNS party should focus on the policies of the government.
Shiv Sena leader's remarks comes after Raj Thackeray criticised the Election Commission ahead of the local body elections and claimed that 9.6 million fake voters have been added, as per the information received.
Speaking to ANI on the matter, Shaina NC said, "When Raj Thackeray alleges that there are 96 lakh fake voters, our question is that if they have proof, why haven't they gone to the Election Commission? As a responsible political party, they should consider what the government's policy is... The Election Commission's responsibility is to ensure that as many people as possible come out and vote, those who are genuine voters. They (Raj Thackeray) keep promoting such false narratives and rumors because their win and loss depend on this."
Earlier, the MNS Chief asked the Election Commission not to hold elections in Maharashtra until the issue of fake voters is cleaned up.
Addressing party workers ahead of local body elections on Sunday, MNS chief said, "Reliable information has just been received that 9.6 million fake voters have been added. This is an insult to the voters of Maharashtra and the country. All the group presidents (group presidents), branch presidents, and election list heads should go door to door and count the votes. I'm asking the Election Commission not to hold elections in Maharashtra until this is clean."
Meanwhile, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Monday expressed support for Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray, who recently alleged that 9.6 million fake voters have been added to the voter list.
Addressing the issue in the press conference held today in Mumbai, Raut clarified the party's position, saying, "We have never said that we will not contest the BMC election. We only said that first, the voter list should be corrected. According to Raj Thackeray, 9.6 million voters are bogus in the list."Raut further announced a protest action, stating, "On November 1, all Opposition parties will participate in a long march against the bogus voters in the list."
Furthermore, Raut on Sunday announced plans for a meeting with election officials in Maharashtra, led by party chief Uddhav Thackeray, to address concerns over discrepancies in the voter list.
Raut stated that Thackeray, along with other party leaders, including Raj Thackeray of MNS and Sharad Pawar of NCP-SCP, will meet officials to discuss voter list discrepancies.