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Andheri Bypolls: Uddhav Thackeray Factionโ€™s Rutuja Latke Scores Landslide Victory

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In this by-election, nota has been heavily voted which has sparked a debate in political circles, Thackeray group is alleging that the opposition has challenged the BJP to choose nota option before voting

Mumbai: In the Andheri East Assembly Bypoll in Mumbai, Shiv Sena Thackeray candidate Rutuja Latke has won by 66,247 votes. The counting of votes for this by-election started today at 8 am. This time Riutuja Latke was in the lead since the counting of votes started. Nota garnered more votes than the rest of the candidates. Nota got 12,776 votes. This has sparked a debate in the political circles of the state.

Rutuja Latke was in the lead since the counting of votes started in the Andheri East Assembly by-election in Mumbai. In this by-election, nota has been heavily voted, which has sparked a debate in political circles. The Thackeray group is alleging that the opposition has challenged the BJP to choose nota option before voting.

After the death of MLA Ramesh Latke, the by-election is being held in Andheri East. After the announcement of this by-election, there were speculations that the Shinde group will too field their candidate in this poll. However, the Shinde group clarified that BJP will field their candidate. After this Murji Patel was nominated by BJP.

There was politics over Rituja Latkeโ€™s resignation from BMC. BMC didnโ€™t accept Rutuja Latkeโ€™s resignation. Later her resignation was accepted after the case went to the Bombay High Court.

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After this, BJPโ€™s Mumbai President Ashish Shelar met MNS President Raj Thackeray and appealed for his support. Raj Thackeray wrote a letter to the Deputy Chief Minister and demanded that the BJP should withdraw its candidate.

Similarly, NCP President Sharad Pawar also demanded that BJP should withdraw its candidate. After all these political incidents, Patel withdrew his candidature. However, Patelโ€™s workers openly raised slogans against the BJP and expressed their displeasure.

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Rabri Devi criticises Modi for remaining silent on Muzaffarpur shelter home scandal

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Patna |Former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for failing to speak even โ€œa wordโ€ at a rally he addressed in Muzaffarpur on Tuesday on the infamous shelter home sex scandal in the north Bihar city.

The RJD national vice-president and wife of jailed party chief Lalu Prasad vented her ire on the micro-blogging site Twitter.

The leader of Opposition in the legislative council also accused Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and other state cabinet members of being โ€œresponsibleโ€ for the sexual abuse of inmates of the state-funded care unit.

The matter is being investigated by the CBI under the supervision of the Supreme Court.

โ€œIt has been a year since the horrific scandal came to light. Modi has not spoken a word so far. The PM did not utter a word on this sordid episode at the rally where Nitish and his ministers, who have been responsible for the shameful incident, shared the stage,โ€ Rabri Devi tweeted.

The scandal had come to light last year when the Mumbai-based Tata Institute of Social Sciences, in its social audit report on shelter homes funded by the state social welfare department, had flagged complaints of sexual abuse of inmates of the Muzaffarpur shelter home.

The issue rocked both houses of the legislature in the state as well as Parliament and investigation, which had led to arrests of several accused including prime accused Brajesh Thakur and a number of his close aides besides government officials, was handed over to the CBI.

On the directions of the Supreme Court, Thakur has been transferred to a jail in Patiala while the trial in the case has been shifted to a Special POCSO court in Delhi.

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