New Delhi, Mar 14: Doubting EVM at voting centers, Congress politician Ajay Maken advised the Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal to hold the MCD elections through ballot papers in MCD elections 2017 which are due in April. This has come after there have been a lot of allegations from politicians that the EVMs could be tampered with.
Many are doubting EVMs-
Not prejudiced-nor casting aspersions on results;
I want @ArvindKejriwal to hold MCD elections through BallotPapers— Ajay Maken (@ajaymaken) March 13, 2017
After the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election results came on March 11, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati accused Bharatiya Janata Party of tampering with the EVMs and demanded a fresh poll through ballot papers after a dismal show in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Mayawati also said that she would write to the Election Commission to conduct a fresh poll in the state.
“The results in UP and Uttarakhand are surprising and not palatable to anyone…it seems EVMs did not accept votes polled for any party other than BJP,” said Mayawati.
“People’s trust in EVM voting is broken. The BJP has tampered with the EVMs in Uttar Pradesh. I have written to Election Commission in this regard, people no more have faith in EVM machines. It’s is an attack on democracy. Whatever reports I am getting my sources, in many areas people where people have not even voted to for BJP, the party is emerging as (the) winner,” she added.
“It is a matter of common discussion here that even if button is pressed for any other party, vote will be polled in favour of BJP,” Mayawati added, whose BSP has fared poorly in the Uttar Pradesh elections.
“Modi and Amit Shah, if they are really honest, they should get this election countermanded and revert to the system of ballot papers,” said Mayawati. “This issue is so major now that to be silent about it is to strangle democracy.”
BSP has got only 19 seats in the 403-seat Assembly in Uttar Pradesh. The BJP slammed the allegations with Babul Supriyo alleging that the former Chief Minister has become “inconsequential”.
“I think this was Bua-ji‘s (aunt’s) farewell speech on NDTV… These are bizarre allegations. It is time for her to take a chill pill and swallow that bitter pill if I can rhyme that together,” Mr Supriyo said. Union Minister Smriti Irani also took on Mayawati saying that it was a clear case of “sour grapes”.
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