Mumbai: The Election Commission of Maharashtra has asked for the copy of ‘bogus voting’ remark of NCP chief Sharad Pawar on a CD.
Notify that this action has been taken after Kirit Somaiya of BJP had wrote to the Election Commission asking to probe the comment of Sharad Pawar on voting from two constituencies.
This came hours after NCP chief Sharad Pawar asked voters to take advantage of the multi-phase polling in Maharashtra by voting twice. He was later forced to clarify and said that his comment was misunderstood and that since he wasn’t addressing a public meet, he has not violated any election rules. He went on to say that his comment was made in jest.
Pawar had on Saturday urged his supporters to exploit the fact that voting in Mumbai and Satara would take place on two separate days, asking them to ensure they vote for the NCP in both the constituencies. He also cautioned voters to ensure they wipe off the ink on their index fingers before they cast their second vote.
Pawar said to the gathering of supporters who comes from Satara district in Western Maharashtra, “Last time (in 2009), the polling in Satara and Mumbai was on the same day and people went to their hometowns. But this time, polling in Satara is on April 17 and here on April 24, Vote for the ‘clock’ (NCP symbol) there (in Satara) and come back to vote for the ‘clock’ here as well.”
Meanwhile Pawar had given the justification to media in Mumbai that his statement was made in “a lighter vein and had a tinge of satire to it.”
He claimed, “Party workers get bored by same cliched electoral speeches. The statement which I made earlier in the day was in a lighter vein.”
He also said, “My statement should not be misinterpreted. Bogus voting does not take place in our state.”
Bureau Report
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