He visited some polling stations in and around Thane and said that there were huge queues of people and they were waiting for three-four hours for their turn, but the election officials were performing their duties negligently. Due to which the public was facing huge inconvenience and they were waiting for their turn. voting rights.
“They are not serious at all… They seem to be gossiping among themselves. People are not being called in quickly, officials are doing their work leisurely and delaying the election process,' an angry Dr Awhad told media persons.
MVA ally Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray said there was lack or inadequate provision of drinking water, shade, fans and other facilities for voters at many polling stations, especially in lower-middle class areas, leading to many people turning away. had trouble.Especially an elderly or senior citizen and a voter had fainted in the heat.
Marathi actor and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aadesh Bandekar gets angry after EVM malfunctions at a polling booth in Mumbai's Powai. A huge crowd stood in the queue to cast their vote, but after waiting for hours, many frustrated people remained without voting. The lamps returned.
Several complaints of EVM malfunction were received from Mankhurd, Tardeo (Mumbai) Bhiwandi and Dombivali (Thane), Satpur (Nashik) and some other places, which delayed the voting process and local leaders of various candidates lodged complaints.
Dr Awhad demanded that all people standing in queues should be allowed to exercise their franchise, as there were reports that many people had left the polling booth due to delays and long queues in the scorching heat.
Fadnavis said he asked polling officials to speed up the voting process so that maximum number of people can cast their votes.BJP Mumbai North seat candidate Piyush Goyal also complained about the 'slow election process', which irked many people in the Magathen area of his constituency, some of whom were seen returning without voting.
Ruling Shiv Sena MLA Dilip Lande said the delay was due to some technical issues, but claimed polling officials were working to overcome the problems.
Huge queues and crowds of voters were seen at many polling stations in Mumbai, Thane, Palghar (ST), Dindori (ST), Dhule and Nashik districts, braving scorching temperatures to exercise their franchise.
Long queues were seen on the roads as early as 7am outside a major polling station at a college in eastern suburb Kandivali. Further, entry will be restricted to one person at a time through the gate.This caused a major disruption, leading to a verbal duel between voters, security and polling officials, who attempted to separate the queues according to polling stations. However, without rapid access inside, chaos continued and delays occurred.
An angry senior citizen has accused local polling officials of 'deliberately' obstructing voting, not caring for the elderly, women and even sick people, allegedly discouraging them or forcing them to return without voting. Planted.
“They are not serious at all… They seem to be gossiping among themselves. People are not being called in quickly, officials are doing their work leisurely and delaying the election process,' an angry Dr Awhad told media persons.
MVA ally Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray said there was lack or inadequate provision of drinking water, shade, fans and other facilities for voters at many polling stations, especially in lower-middle class areas, leading to many people turning away. had trouble.Especially an elderly or senior citizen and a voter had fainted in the heat.
Marathi actor and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aadesh Bandekar gets angry after EVM malfunctions at a polling booth in Mumbai's Powai. A huge crowd stood in the queue to cast their vote, but after waiting for hours, many frustrated people remained without voting. The lamps returned.
Several complaints of EVM malfunction were received from Mankhurd, Tardeo (Mumbai) Bhiwandi and Dombivali (Thane), Satpur (Nashik) and some other places, which delayed the voting process and local leaders of various candidates lodged complaints.
Dr Awhad demanded that all people standing in queues should be allowed to exercise their franchise, as there were reports that many people had left the polling booth due to delays and long queues in the scorching heat.
Fadnavis said he asked polling officials to speed up the voting process so that maximum number of people can cast their votes.BJP Mumbai North seat candidate Piyush Goyal also complained about the 'slow election process', which irked many people in the Magathen area of his constituency, some of whom were seen returning without voting.
Ruling Shiv Sena MLA Dilip Lande said the delay was due to some technical issues, but claimed polling officials were working to overcome the problems.
Huge queues and crowds of voters were seen at many polling stations in Mumbai, Thane, Palghar (ST), Dindori (ST), Dhule and Nashik districts, braving scorching temperatures to exercise their franchise.
Long queues were seen on the roads as early as 7am outside a major polling station at a college in eastern suburb Kandivali. Further, entry will be restricted to one person at a time through the gate.This caused a major disruption, leading to a verbal duel between voters, security and polling officials, who attempted to separate the queues according to polling stations. However, without rapid access inside, chaos continued and delays occurred.
An angry senior citizen has accused local polling officials of 'deliberately' obstructing voting, not caring for the elderly, women and even sick people, allegedly discouraging them or forcing them to return without voting. Planted.
