The BJP in Maharashtra accused the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi and NCP (SP) leader Sharad Pawar of double standards on Sunday as the latter conducted anti-EVM protests in Solapur, Maharashtra.
Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar) is conducting protesting against electronic voting machines, doubting its authenticity, at Markadwadi village in Solapur, Maharashtra. The veteran politician urged the country should revert to paper ballot system of voting in elections. The Sharad Pawar faction’s protest comes after the opposition’s poor performance in the recently concluded Maharashtra Assembly polls. The MVA prominently comprising of Congress, Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray) and NCP cumulatively won less than 60 seats in the election.
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Addressing party workers, Sharad Pawar said the results of recently held Maharashtra Assembly polls have created doubts among people. “Elections happen, some win some lose...but in the recently concluded election in Maharashtra, people have doubt over the election process and voters are not feeling confident,” the veteran politician said. Pawar asked when many developed nations conduct polls using paper ballots, why not India. “America, England and many European countries are conducting elections on ballots, not on EVM. When the whole world is holding elections on the ballot, why not us?" ANI reported quoting Pawar.
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Meanwhile, Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule said the opposition should accept defeat and their “lies” have been rejected by voters. "Sharad Pawar should accept defeat. He suffered a great loss in these elections. The kind of lies they (MVA) said in the Lok Sabha elections were all rejected by the people. It doesn't behove a person of his age to lie,” ANI reported quoting Bawankule.
The BJP leader said Pawar did not oppose EVMs when they won during the Lok Sabha polls. “Several elections have been held on EVM in Maharashtra. They did not say anything when 31 of their people were elected as MPs... Pawar Sahab is running around to save his face in the upcoming local body elections. He knows that MVA is going to lose the upcoming elections. They will lose the deposit too,” the state BJP chief said.
