The Supreme Court Tuesday dismissed a PIL which sought re-introduction of ballot papers in place of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) remarking that the machines are blamed only when one loses an election.
“What happens is, if you win the elections, EVMs are not tampered with. When you lose elections, EVMs are tampered (with). When Chandrababu Naidu lost, he said EVMs can be tampered. Now, this time, Jagan Mohan Reddy lost, he said EVMs can be tampered,” said Justice Vikram Nath presiding over a two-judge bench while dismissing the PIL by evangelist K A Paul.
Paul introduced himself to the bench also comprising Justice P B Varale as President of Global Peace Initiative, an NGO based in the US, and claimed to have “rescued 3,10,000 orphans and 40 lakh widows. We have 5,000 widows in Delhi”. He said he had just returned from the Global Peace Summit in Los Angeles and that his PIL had the support of about 180 retired IAS/IPS officers and judges.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Atishi has made strong allegations against the central government ahead of assembly elections. The CM said that the Delhi government has ordered the deletion of the names of Aam Aadmi Party voters. She said that everyone has been given a list and the BJP government is preparing to delete the votes of lakhs of people to win the upcoming elections unfairly.
CM Atishi said that BLOs are being given the list of voters whose names are to be deleted from the voter list and they have also been told that this list has been sent to the central government by the BJP, which is violating democracy. To win the upcoming assembly elections unfairly. The Chief Minister said that through the government machinery, the Center is starting to cut the votes of Delhiites on a large scale. Earlier, the Lieutenant Governor transferred 29 SDMs and ADMs in Delhi on October 28. After this, they were ordered to cut votes on a large scale. In the last few days, booth level officers from various areas of Delhi have contacted her. They said that they are pressured to cut votes. Atishi further said that if any officer or BLO refuses to give your vote, then you make a video and send it to me. We will arrest that officer.
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