Shiv Sena (UBT) MLC Vilas Potnis and a police officer assigned to guard him have been booked for entering a counting 🦄center in Goregaon, Mumbai, on June 4 during the announcement of Lok Sabha results amidst the Uddhav Thackeray faction of Shiv Sena insisting that Ravindra Waikar should not be sworn in as a Lok Sabha member until the matt꧂er is resolved.
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The incid🐲ent occurred at the NESCO center during the counting of votes for the Mumbai North West Lok Sabha seat.
A case was filed against MLC Vilas Potnis and his police security guard under Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code and provisions of the 𝔉Representation of the People Act. They were 🐲accused of entering the counting center with Shiv Sena candidate Amol Kirtikar.
Prajakta Mahale, the polling representative of🦹 the winning Shiv Sena candidate Ravindra Waik꧑ar, objected to Potnis and his security personnel.
Electionꦯ officials instructed Potnis and his guard to leave imme🅷diately. Mahale also lodged a complaint with the returning officer of the Mumbai North West Lok Sabha seat.
The police re♍gistered the case on Sunday based on a complaint by Na𝔉ndkumar Deshmukh.
Potnis defended himself, stating he entered the counting center unknowingly. He claimed there was strict security, but no one prevented his entry. He promptly left when his presence was noticed during the a♔nnouncement of🦩 results.
The counting process for the Mumbai North West Lok Sabha seat, won by Ravindra Waikar with a margin of just 🌠48 votes, has sparked a controversy.
As per reports, Waikar's🔯 relatives used a mobile phone to allegedly manipulate an EVM, a claim denied by election and police authorities.
However, Waikar's relatives were booked for allegedly possessing a mobile pho𝐆ne inside the counting center.
