- By Tapapriya Dutta
- Mon, 20 May 2024 05:39 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Bollywood actor Paresh Rawal has cast his vote in Mumbai as the Lok Sabha polls are underway. The actor after casting his vote urged people to do the same. He also stated that there must be some punishment for people who don’t vote. The Hera Pheri star also shared that voting is the sole responsibility of citizens and the government should not blamed for it.
Paresh said, “Then you will say, government doesn't do this, doesn't do that... If you will not vote today, then you will be responsible, not the government. There should be some provisions for those who don't vote, like an increase in tax or some other punishment.”
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#WATCH | Bollywood actor Paresh Rawal says, "...There should be some provisions for those who don't vote, like an increase in tax or some other punishment." pic.twitter.com/sueN0F2vMD
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The fifth phase of the election is going on in several states including Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha and Jharkhand. It is also underway in union territories like Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. The voting started today at 7 am and will conclude at 6 pm. The key candidates are contesting in the fifth phase including Union Ministers Rajnath Singh, Smriti Irani, Piyush Goyal and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi. The LS poll began on 19th April and will conclude on 1st June in seven phases. The election result will declared on 7th June.
The election has been held in six Lok Sabha seats in Mumbai including Mumbai North, Mumbai North West, Mumbai North East, Mumbai North Central, Mumbai South, and Mumbai South Central.
Also read: Janhvi Kapoor, Rajkummar Rao, Varun Dhawan, Dharmendra And Other Celebs Cast Vote In Mumbai | Photos
Several B-Town celebrities cast their vote today in Mumbai including Akshay Kumar, Shah Rukh Khan with family, Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Hrithik Roshan, Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh, Janhvi Kapoor, Sanya Malhotra, Rajkummar Rao, Paresh Rawal, Neha Dhupia, Suniel Shetty, Ira Khan, Junaid Khan, Vidya Balan, Varun Dhawan, Hema Malini, Dharmendra, Esha Deol, Khushi Kapoor, Boney Kapoor to name a few.
