India general elections 2024: Opposition reacts to Ravindra Waikar EVM row

The opposition slammed the ruling Mahayuti after the news report surfaced about Ravindra Waikars kin allegedly possessing phone connected to EVM at Goregaons NESCO centre during counting of votesShiv Sena UBT leader Aditya Thackeray shared a midday report and questioned waikar while party spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi questioned the Election Commission on platform X During investigations the Vanrai police has found that the accused Mangesh Pandilkar relative of Ravindra WaikarmdashShiv Sena candidate who won the Mumbai North West Lok Sabha seat by 48 votesmdashwas using the phone which was connected to the Electronic Voting Machine EVMs Police said this mobile phone was used for generating the OTP that unlocked the EVM machine which was used inside the NESCO Centre on June 4Priyanka Chaturvedi in a post on X posed questions for the ECI and was also seen explaining the situation in a video She questioned whether if it would be correct for Ravindra Waikar who won the constituency by 48 votes on June 4 to take oath as the new MP amidst the row Question to ECI on the back of Vanrai Police investigation Will they release the CCTV footage of the day of counting as asked by Amol Kirtikar ji Will they seek accountability from the Suburban District Collector who has denied to handover the footage Will they put thehellip pictwittercomDbq8ajtr1qmdash Priyanka Chaturvedi priyankac19 June 16 2024The case of the mindhe gang candidate from North West Mumbai gets murkier as the gaddar candidate indulges in treachery with democracy now said Aditya Thackeray in a post on XOnce a traitor always a traitor The case of the mindhe gang candidate from North West Mumbai gets murkier as the gaddar candidate indulges in treachery with democracy nowSurprisingly or not the Entirely Compromised election commission has refused to share CCTV footagehellip pictwittercomhT27Bb2qDQmdash Aaditya Thackeray AUThackeray June 16 2024Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also expressed concerns over transperacy of EVMs and the electrol process in a post on XEVMs in India are a black box and nobody is allowed to scrutinize them Serious concerns are being raised about transparency in our electoral processDemocracy ends up becoming a sham and prone to fraud when institutions lack accountability httpstconysn5S8DCF pictwittercom7sdTWJXOAbmdash Rahul Gandhi RahulGandhi June 16 2024Apart from the opposition netizens shared Middays news report on the investigations on their social media handles and expressed concerns over the situation questioning the Election CommissionEvidence of vote count manipulation by the Returning Officer of Mumbai North West has surfaced with the MVA candidate losing by 48 votes Reports suggest that Ravindra Waikarrsquos relative had a device to unlock EVMs and was inside the counting center said Pritesh Shah in a postThis is Very Serious Allegations ECISVEEP what about some Accountability said Harmeet Kaur K another userMeanwhile BJP leader Pallavi CT retorted the claims made against Mangesh Pandilkar saying if Waikarrsquos relative had this great technology to UNLOCK EVM amp tamper with them then why didnrsquot he ensure higher victory margins