Bahujan Vikas Aghadi president Hitendra Thakur.
Credit: X/@hitendravthakur
Bahujan Vikas Aghadi chief accuses BJP gen-sec of distributing money in Virar, ruckus among party workers
Ruckus in Virar involving BJP workers and followers of Vasai MLA Hitendra Thakur and his son and Nalasopara MLA Kshitij Thakur
Bahujan Vikas Aghadi and Vasai MLA Hitendra Thakur alleged that BJP general secretary Vinod Tawde was distributing money in Virar.
Police team reach to sort out the situation.
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EVMs and polling materials being dispatched to respective voting booths in Colaba, Mumbai. Voting for first and only phase of Maharashtra Assembly elections will be held tomorrow (November 20).
Mumbai top cop urges city electors to vote
Mumbai Police Commissioner Vivek Phansalkar has appealed to people in the metropolis to keep aside their leave plans and vote in the Maharashtra assembly elections scheduled on Wednesday.
The Mumbai district election officer has said all establishments, businesses and other workplaces here are mandated to grant leave to their employees for voting on Wednesday.
"I humbly request all Mumbaikars to exercise their voting right with responsibility and in a peaceful manner," Phansalkar said in a video message on Tuesday.
Earlier, in a post on X, he appealed to the people to vote to ensure their future is in "genuine and responsible hands".
"Just keep your long leave plans aside and make sure you will not miss the opportunity of pressing the button quietly thereby discharging your responsibility," he said.
"Also spread the message to the unaware voters as to not waste their extremely important vote and do your bit in building the future of this zealous nation. Vote and spread the importance of voting," he added.
Meanwhile, the police in neighbouring Navi Mumbai have introduced a one-click facility for voters to get all information about their polling booth, parking place in the vicinity and crowd status at the booth, an official said.
People need to scan the Navi Mumbai Police QR Code to get all the information, the official added.
-PTI
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