The recent electoral voting has been subject to much controversy and the following story highlights some of the problems encountered by people up and down the country who intended to vote. A wheelchair user had to be physically dragged in to a polling station in order to cast his vote, the full details of this shocking case are below..
Azheem Ditta, of Accrington, has told the story of how he was told that he could not vote due to there being no wheelchair access at his local polling station in a primary school in Accrington.
Mr Ditta told of how officials refused to help him after he was unable to get up the steps leading into the polling station. There was no help offered by the staff at the polling station and no alternative route into the building offered.
Mr Ditta's family attempted to get his wheelchair up the steps themselves which resulted in his wife slipping and causing herself an injury. When they finally got to the top of the steps Mr Ditta was then able to make his vote , although he felt very strongly that he deserved an apology for the, 'disgusting,' treatment he had been subjected to.
The elections have been rife with complaints this year with many people being refused entry and unable to vote before the 10pm closing time.
One council spokesperson said of Mr Ditta's case, "When looking for polling stations we do try our best to identify buildings with disabled access. However, in one or two cases across the borough, this isn't always possible.
If it were not for the actions of his family Mr Ditta would have been unable to vote in the election, this is bound to create a lot of media attention and will hopefully help make sure it does not happen to anybody else in the future.
Lots of people agree a rethink of the whole voting process has been called for after numerous cases like Mr Ditta's and the people unable to vote due to stations closing caused public uproar.
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