Hema Malini did not wait in queue: Voters protest in Mumbai poll booth
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Mumbai: In Mumbai, where civic polls were going on on Thursday, voters protested actor-turned politician Hema Malini, also the Lok Sabha MP from Mathura constituency, using her privilege to not wait in the queue to cast her vote, according to reports.
Hema Malini arrived to vote in the morning, and there was a minor scuffle between her and the voters. Voters reportedly questioned her not waiting in the queue and protested, saying that the Centre had made special arrangements for Hema Malini to cast her vote. A video of the incident is taking the rounds on social media.
In the video, a voter, who is a senior citizen, could be heard saying, “We have been here for the last 60 years, and there is chaos here for the first time. I am here since 7.45 AM, and it was at 9.30 AM when I voted. Nobody is answerable. Nobody is accountable! Not even a local worker is there.”
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A host of Bollywood personalities, including Akshay Kumar, Aamir Khan, and Salman Khan, stepped out of their homes and voted in the Mumbai civic body polls on Thursday with hope "right" candidates will win and tackle crucial issues, from infrastructure challenges to pollution, PTI reported.
Actors Saira Banu, Shabana Azmi, John Abraham, Ranbir Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Vicky Kaushal, Janhvi Kapoor, Shraddha Kapoor, Kartik Aaryan, Paresh Rawal, and screenwriter Salim Khan also exercised their franchise.
The voting for the 227-member Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), India's largest and richest civic body with an annual budget of more than Rs 74,000 crore, commenced at 7:30 am and concluded at 5:30 pm. Besides the BMC, 28 other civic corporations also saw voting.