New Delhi: In a viral video which has raised a row over the recently concluded Zilla Parishad elections in Maharashtra, a minor boy, accompanied by his father, could be allegedly seen casting a vote in Solapur district.
The controversial video of Zilla Parishad polls
According to reports, the man in the viral video is Arjun Sinh Mohite Patil and his son was standing beside him. The alleged incident took place inside a polling both in Akluj’s Yashwant Nagar on Saturday, as the boy could be allegedly seen pressing the button to caste a vote.
However, Mohite Patil refuted the allegations and claimed that he wanted to show the boy how the voting process works. He said, “My son wanted to see how a vote is cast and that is why I took him inside. The polling officials raised objections, but I requested them to allow him to stand next to me while I cast my vote. I do not think there is anything objectionable in this.”
Meanwhile, the BJP–Shiv Sena alliance dominated the municipal corporations polls across Maharashtra. In Mumbai, the alliance comfortably surpassed its rivals — the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena, the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, and the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) combine.