Will MVA leaders resign first and then join the ‘Satyacha Morcha? Questioned RPI leader Avinash Mahatekar

If the electoral process was ‘bogus’, why are they still clinging to the very posts won through it ? 

Mumbai : Republican Party of India (RPI) National General Secretary Avinash Mahatekar today launched a scathing attack on the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) leaders for their so-called ‘Satyacha Morcha’ in Mumbai against the alleged irregularities and ‘bogus entries’ in Maharashtra’s electoral rolls. Calling the protest nothing more than a desperate political stunt, Mahatekar questioned its moral credibility, describing it as an act of hypocrisy and political theatrics.

Talking to media persons in Mumbai, Mahatekar said, “If these MVA leaders truly believe that the election process was compromised, then the first thing they must do is resign from the very positions they currently hold as MPs and MLAs, which they won through the same electoral system they are now calling ‘bogus’.”

He asked whether Supriya Sule (NCP-SP), Varsha Gaikwad (INC), Sanjay Dina Patil (SS-UBT), Anil Desai (SS-UBT), Arvind Sawant (SS-UBT), Aslam Shaikh (INC), Jitendra Awhad (NCP-SP) , Rohit Pawar (NCP-SP) and others elected through the same process would have the courage to resign first and then participate in the morcha.

This is nothing but rank hypocrisy and double standards. “On one hand, these leaders continue to enjoy power and privileges as elected representatives, and on the other, they allege that the Election Commission did not conduct elections in a fair and just manner. If they truly believe the process was tainted, why are they still clinging to their posts, questioned Mahatekar.

Mahatekar said the people of Maharashtra can clearly see through this drama. “The so-called ‘Rally for Truth’ is actually ‘Rally for Attention’. When electoral defeat stares them in the face, the Opposition resorts to crying foul and blaming institutions instead of introspecting on its own failures,” he said.

Reaffirming faith in India’s democratic institutions, Mahatekar added, “The Election Commission of India conducts one of the most transparent, technology-driven and impartial election processes. Undermining it for political gain is dangerous for democracy. If the Opposition wants to stand for truth, they should start by being truthful to the people — resign first, and then march for ‘Satyacha Morcha’.”