'Mandate Of EVM, ECI': Uddhav Sena Boycotts Oath-Taking Ceremony In Maharashtra Assembly

Last Updated:December 07, 2024, 13:23 IST

The Uddhav Sena took the EVM fight to the Maharashtra Assembly on Saturday as the party boycotted the oath-taking ceremony of the MLAs.

Maharashtra politics: Sharad Pawar and Uddhav Thackeray (PTI Image)

Uddhav Thackeray’s faction of Shiv Sena on Saturday said that the party will boycott the oath-taking ceremony of the newly-elected members in the Maharashtra Assembly, taking the EVM fight to the House.

Shiv Sena UBT leader Aaditya Thackeray told the media that the party has doubts over the EVMs and it is not the mandate of the people of the state but of the EVM and Election Commission.

“Today we have decided that our (Shiv Sena UBT) winning MLAs will not take oath. If this was the mandate of the people, people would have been happy and celebrated it, but people did not celebrate this victory anywhere. We have doubts about EVM," Thackeray said.

Thackeray alleged that democracy is being murdered by the use of the EVMs.

“This (the results of the Maharashtra Assembly elections) is not the mandate of the public it is the mandate of EVM and the Election Commission of India," he said.

A three-day special session of the newly formed Assembly commenced today and is being presided over by pro-tem Speaker Kalidas Kolambkar. In this session, the swearing-in of MLAs, the election of the Assembly Speaker, a trust vote for the new government, and an address by the Governor will take place.

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