Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia D’Souza were seen at a polling booth on Monday, accompanied by Riteish`s mother and brother, as part of the ongoing Lok Sabha Elections 2024. The Deshmukh family cast their votes at a polling booth in Latur, Maharashtra. After voting, the actors spoke outside the booth, encouraging citizens to practice their right to vote. Genelia shared, "This is an important day. Voting is crucial. Every citizen must go out and vote. I think this is very important." Riteish stated, “I came to Latur from Mumbai to cast my vote. Everyone should step out of their homes and cast their votes. Today is an important day. Everyone should definitely vote.”

Rajya Sabha MP Sasmit Patra on December 21 stunned the Upper House with his strong take over the Judiciary and legislature debate. The BJD MP emphasised that ‘a five-judge bench can’t represent the diverse voices of 1.4 billion Indians’.
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