Mumbai, June 27 -- Maharashtra Samajwadi Party President Abu Azmi on Friday strongly criticised the recent defection of six Shiv Sena (UBT) Lok Sabha MPs to the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, asserting that elected representatives should be fundamentally accountable to the voters, calling for an end to such political practices.

"This is the wrong way. Those who have been elected should also be accountable to the voters who voted for them. These things should end. Those who have left should resign and then go back to the people and win on the basis of the ideology they want to join," Azmi told ANI.

Azmi's remarks came after six Shiv Sena (UBT) Lok Sabha MPs -- Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav, Bhausaheb Rajaram Wakchaure, Omprakash Bhupalsingh Nimba...