There are pros and cons with respect to this sort of conduct, with pros being that 'it represents feeling of oneness with god' or 'a person who is close to god rides the mikoshi on behalf of others,' whereas, with cons being that 'we can't have a person riding a mikoshi in which a god is present,' but overall the public opinion is negative.
この行為については、「神が乗っている御輿に人が乗るとは何事だ」という否定的意見と「神との一体感を表す」「神に近い人物が代理で乗る」などといった肯定的意見が存在するが、概ね世間の評価は否定的である。