RPI says street-dwellers should not be deprived of voting

Raj Thackeray had met the state Election Commission Chief yesterday to demand cancellation of names of those who live on streets from the electoral rolls arguing that registering these people as voters would increase bogus voting during elections.

“Dr B R Ambedkar had formulated one man-one vote-one value principal. We oppose strongly Raj Thackeray’s demand,” Athawale said.

He said a delegation led by him would meet the State’s Chief Election Commissioner soon adding “We will put forward our demand saying that the poor should also get the right to exercise his franchise”.