‘Democracy being murdered’: Shiv Sena (UBT) MLAs skip oath-taking ceremony

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray announced that his party’s winning candidates will not take the oath as MLAs on the first day of the Maharashtra assembly session. He alleged EVM misuse during the election, expressing doubts about the results. Thackeray stated their boycott of the oath-taking ceremony is a protest against what he calls the “murder of democracy” through EVM manipulation.