Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Friday condemned Chandrashekarnatha Swami's now-retracted statement suggesting the revocation of Muslim voting rights while also slamming Leader of Opposition R Ashok for staying silent when the Janata Dal filed a case against Balagangadharana
Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) Chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday alleged that there are discrepancies in votes of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMS) in Maharashtra Assembly elections but they do not have any proof in this regard.
Noting that a transparent process is followed with the involvement of candidates and their agents at every stage of the voting process, the Election Commission has invited a Congress delegation to meet it on December 3 over its apprehensions concerning the voting percentage in Maharashtra
Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia criticised the Opposition for raising issues about Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), emphasising that those who refuse to acknowledge their own shortcomings cannot be helped.
Former Bihar Chief Minister and RJD chief Lalu Yadav on Friday said that Electronic Voting Machines should be replaced with ballot papers in the elections.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sambit Patra on Wednesday lashed out at the Congress party for questioning Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and said that the public has sidelined the Congress party.
As tussle over the next Chief Minister of Maharashtra within the Mahayuti alliance continues, parties part of Maha Vikas Aghadi still fume over the loss and raising questions over the credibility of the EVMs.
"Votes of people from SC, ST, OBC, poor communities are being wasted. Set aside EVMs. We do not want EVMs; we want voting on ballot paper...Let them keep the machine at their home, at the home of PM Modi or Amit Shah...Then we would know where you (BJP-NDA) stand," Mallikarjun Kharge said
Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi on Tuesday defended Party President Mallikarjun Kharge statement "We do not want EVMs, we want ballot papers", saying that if trust of a "larger section of voters in voting machines starts shaking then the Election Commission should listen to it."
The Supreme Court dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) petition on Tuesday seeking the reintroduction of the physical paper ballot voting system in elections in India.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu, said on Monday that the country should hold elections over ballot papers, expressing concerns over the integrity of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).