Maharashtra Assembly session protest EVM voting machine tampering Markatwadi - Maharashtra News

The first day of the special session of the Maharashtra Assembly saw intense opposition protests over alleged electoral malpractices and EVM tampering, with Markatwadi, a village in the Malshiras Assembly constituency of Solapur district, becoming the focal point of the debate. The Opposition alleged that "democracy has been murdered" through the misuse of EVMs, prompting the residents of Markatwadi village to demand a mock re-poll using ballot papers. “Democracy has been murdered by the misuse of EVMs, and hence the people of Markatwadi village demanded a mock re-poll using ballot papers,” said Uttamrao Jankar, an MLA from the NCP. The Maharashtra Assembly session began with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar taking their oaths as MLAs.