Multi-member ward system a ploy to rig polls: Raj Thackeray
The Hindu
No corporator allows the other to work properly and all try to outdo one another, says Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief
Lashing out at both the Uddhav Thackeray-led tripartite Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government and the erstwhile BJP government, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray said the frequent changing of the ward structure was nothing but a ploy on part of the ruling powers to rig civic body and municipal council polls.
Speaking in Nashik on Thursday, the MNS chief hit out at the MVA government’s re-introduction of the for all municipal councils and corporations [barring the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)].
The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.