The aftermath of the current state meeting polls has seen the Congress management expressing skepticism over the election end result. Senior Congress chief Digvijaya Singh raised doubts concerning the integrity of Digital Voting Machines (EVMs) and expressed that he has opposed voting by EVMs since 2003.
The previous Madhya Pradesh chief minister, in a post on X, claimed, “Any Machine with a Chip might be hacked. I’ve opposed voting by EVM since 2003. Can we permit our Indian Democracy to be managed by Skilled Hackers? That is the Basic Query which all Political Events have to handle.”
MP Congress President Kamal Nath, talking forward of a overview assembly in Bhopal, asserted that some MLAs knowledgeable him about receiving solely 50 votes in their very own villages, elevating issues concerning the accuracy of the outcomes.
“Everybody is aware of what the environment was within the state. Some MLAs met me immediately within the morning and stated that they obtained 50 votes in their very own villages, how is that this attainable?” questioned Kamal Nath, as per information company ANI.
Nath additionally steered that the exit polls had been designed to affect public notion, stating, “The exit ballot was to create an environment. The one who knew the consequence prematurely might need ready the exit polls.” Nearly all of exit polls had predicted a lead for the BJP, though a number of favored the Congress.
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‘Disrespecting Voters’: Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal On Digvijaya’s Publish
Reacting to Digvijaya Singh’s allegations, Union Minister Giriraj Singh dismissed them as a typical tactic employed by the opposition. “It isn’t new. The opposition raises questions on EVM solely once they lose elections,” remarked Giriraj Singh, as per ANI. He questioned the inconsistency of the opposition’s stance, asking why comparable issues weren’t raised after wins in states like Himachal Pradesh or Telangana.
Giriraj Singh, emphasising the necessity for introspection, commented, “After they lose as an alternative of trying into why folks didn’t vote for them, they increase questions on EVM.”
Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal and BJP MP Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti additionally criticised the Congress for casting doubt on the electoral course of. Meghwal urged the opposition to halt the unfold of negativity, stating, “By saying this (that there’s a downside in EVM), they’re disrespecting the voters additionally.”
BJP MP Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti stated, “After they had been in energy from 2004-2014, they didn’t query the EVM. They didn’t query it once they received in Himachal Pradesh and Karnataka. They received Telangana too. Opposition trusts neither the EVM nor the general public”, as quoted by ANI.
Madhya Pradesh witnessed polling for 230 meeting seats on November 17, with the BJP securing a complete victory by profitable 163 seats, leaving the Congress trailing with simply 66 seats. The BJP’s dominance has been a longstanding development within the state, interrupted solely briefly by the 15-month tenure of the Kamal Nath-led Congress authorities in 2018.