EVM Row: Shinde Sena minister slams ‘still very young’ Aaditya Thackeray amid blame-game over Mumbai Lok Sabha seat

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Mumbai North West Lok Sabha constituency, a tight contest unfolded between both Shiv Sena factions. Ravindra Waikar of Eknath Sinde's Shiv Sena narrowly defeated Amol Kirtikar of Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena (UBT) by a margin of only 48 votes.Aaditya Thackeray weighed in on the ongoing row over Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) tampering after the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 results were declared.Later, Shiv Sena leader Deepak Kesarkar accused Thackeray of creating confusion and claimed that the Shiv Sena (UBT) is not in a condition to 'face the public' in the Maharashtra Assembly Elections, likely to be held later this year.“Aaditya Thackeray is still very young.

He always tries to create confusion..." the Shinde Sena MLA said. A political controversy erupted on Sunday over allegations of EVM tampering, as Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, Aaditya Thackeray, Akhilesh Yadav, and other opposition leaders cited a media report.

The report claimed that a relative of Shiv Sena's Mumbai North West Lok Sabha candidate, Ravindra Waikar, was observed using a mobile phone connected to an EVM during the vote counting on June 4.The media report said a relative of Waikar, who won the seat by just 48 votes, had used a mobile phone to "unlock" an electronic voting machine (EVM) when the votes were being counted."Whenever EVMs arrive at the counting booth, signatures are taken by all counting agents after ensuring that the seal is perfect. After votes are counted, signatures are retaken.