Maharashtra Election 2024: A routine verify of Uddhar Thackeray’s bag forward of a ballot rally has boiled right into a political storm with Shiv Sena-UBT questioning the ballot officers whether or not they have additionally searched ruling get together leaders together with Narendra Modi and Devendra Fadnavis. Nonetheless, Shinde Sena was fast to focus on that Eknath Shinde’s bag was additionally checked in the course of the Lok Sabha election however the CM didn’t make a fuss about it.
Talking to the media, “The Election Fee does its work in the course of the elections… Our baggage, helicopter, non-public jet, automobiles, and all the pieces else are checked. They attain our properties. We do not have an issue with it whether it is achieved impartially. The place Eknath Shinde, Ajit Pawar and Devendra Fadnavis are contesting, Rs 25-25 crores have already reached… We additionally confirmed movies in the course of the Lok Sabha elections of how 20-20 baggage have been introduced through helicopters. Our baggage is checked however are the helicopters and automobiles of Eknath Shinde, Devendra Fadnavis, Ajit Pawar, Narendra Modi and Amit Shah additionally checked?”
Raut questioned whether or not the observers should not capable of see the cash distribution occurring in Maharashtra. “If somebody checked PM Modi’s helicopter in Odisha, that particular person was suspended. Does PM Modi not come below the jurisdiction of the Election Fee? Can the PM, HM and union minister distribute something among the many folks? What sort of unbiased justice is that this?…” stated Raut.
Alternatively, the ballot officers additionally responded to the controversy. Sources within the Election Fee on Tuesday instructed PTI that plane and helicopters of prime leaders throughout the political spectrum are checked as a part of the usual working process (SOP). “There have been strict SOPs adopted by enforcement companies for a stage enjoying subject. Throughout the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the same subject was raised in Bihar and it was clarified that the helicopters of outstanding leaders, together with Nadda checked in district Bhagalpur on April 24 and Shah in district Katihar on April 21 have been additionally checked as per SOP,” a functionary identified.
