Muzaffarnagar. Voting for the by-election in Meerapur assembly seat is taking place today. The police administration has divided the assembly constituency into six zones and 33 sectors. Voting will begin at 7 in the morning and continue until 5 in the afternoon. Three lakh 24 thousand 571 voters will be able to exercise their right to vote. Till nine in the morning in the Assembly constituency 13 per cent had voted. Later, until 11 a.m., 26.18 percent voted.
During the voting, there was a commotion in many centres, while in Kithauda the SP accused the police of preventing voters from voting. In Kakrauli, the villagers created a scandal, accusing them of preventing them from voting. During this period there was a heated argument between the police and the villagers. The police chased away the people who were creating a disturbance using mild force.
Let us tell you that the number of Muslim voters is high in Kakrauli. While SP chief Akhilesh Yadav also chose Kakrauli for his public meeting during the election campaign, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi also came here to gauge the mood of voters and laid emphasis on this area.
Muslim voters in Kakrauli accused the police of preventing them from voting. He tried to create a traffic jam in protest. Stones were also thrown at the police during this period.
Police deployed in Kakrauli reached the spot and using mild force chased away the people who were creating ruckus and blocking the road. Stones were also said to have been thrown during this period. However, the police took control of the situation. Currently the voting here is taking place without any setbacks.
Voting began at seven in the morning at the Kakrauli polling station. The villagers went on a rampage accusing the police of assault. Villagers say they were told their votes had already been cast. When he arrived at the polling station, the police took him back. In protest of this, the villagers came down to the main road and opposed the police. The villagers also announced a traffic jam on the road. During this, the villagers also threw stones.