Pune, Feb 8 A viral video shows a 14-year-old boy, accompanied by his father, allegedly casting a vote in the Zilla Parishad elections in Solapur district of Maharashtra.
The son of Arjun Sinh Mohite Patil is seen standing next to his father inside a polling booth in Yashwant Nagar, Akluj, and pressing the EVM button during the polls held on Saturday.
Later, Mohite Patil said the boy only wanted to see how voting is done. "My son wanted to see how a vote is cast, and that's why I took him inside. The polling officials raised objections, but I requested them to allow him to stand next to me while I cast my vote. I don't think there's anything wrong with this," he said.