India opposition plans to boycott Electronic Voting Machines |
After the Election Commission of India and India`s apex court, the Supreme Court of India denied any relief to them on their petitions on the alleged misuse of "doubtful" electronic voting machines (EVMs) during the recent Lok Sabha elections, the opposition parties are gearing up to launch yet another big battle. While West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday explicitly blamed the EVMs for BJP`s stunning victory in Lok Sabha elections and called for the use of ballot boxes, the Congress is planning to convene a meeting of the opposition parties to discuss the future course of action on EVMs after the budget session. Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said at a rally, "The Lok Sabha election in 2019 is a mystery, not history. We do not want EVMs. We want the ballot box to be brought back.” The Congress is planning to step up the demand to do away with the EVMs on a grand scale as the party is convinced that manipulated EVMs were solely responsible for such one-sided results. The parties are also thinking of giving a call to boycott the elections unless ballot papers are restored. The political parties are expected to thrash out this possible option in the upcoming meeting.
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