Mumbai, Aug. 12 -- Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Prashant Bamb today urged the Election Commission (EC) to launch a high-level inquiry into a claim by Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar about meeting individuals who offered to manipulate votes.
Pawar had recently claimed that before the Assembly elections, he was approached by two persons who said they could ensure his party's victory in 160 seats by tampering with votes.
Addressing the media, Bamb pointed out that when Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Ambadas Danve was approached by similar individuals, he promptly handed them over to the police.
The BJP MLA argued that Pawar, being a senior leader, should have taken the same course of action by reporting the matter to the police an...