Omar Abdullah’s occasion and the Congress had contested the Jammu and Kashmir elections collectively. (File)
The Congress has claimed that ally Omar Abdullah’s strategy to points regarding the opposition has modified since he grew to become Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. The dig adopted the National Conference chief junking allegations concerning the manipulation of EVMs or Electronic Voting Machines – raised by the Congress and a number of other opposition events.
Manickam Tagore, a senior Congress parliamentarian, mentioned the latest allegations about EVMs following the Maharashtra election outcomes have been made by the NCP (Sharad Pawar faction), Shiv Sena (UBT), and Samajwadi Party.
“It’s the Samajwadi Party, NCP, and Shiv Sena UBT which have spoken towards EVMs. Please test your information, CM @OmarAbdullah. The Congress CWC decision clearly addresses the ECI solely. Why this strategy to our companions after being CM?” requested Mr Tagore.
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Opposition allegations over the functioning of EVMs had re-emerged not too long ago with veteran politician Sharad Pawar elevating doubts over the result of the Maharashtra polls. Mr Pawar’s occasion – cut up by his nephew Ajit Pawar, who now heads the ‘unique’ NCP – suffered its worst defeat within the latest polls.
None of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) companions may win even 10% of the full seats within the elections, which noticed the opposition events allege discrepancies within the voting methodology.
A decision by the Congress Working Committee – additionally shared by Mr Tagore in response to Mr Abdullah – mentioned the poor efficiency seemed to be a “clear case of focused manipulation”. It additionally raised questions over the “partisan functioning” of the Election Commission.
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Asked concerning the allegations, Omar Abdullah, whose occasion is a part of the INDIA alliance, mentioned that one have to be “constant” in questioning the machines which are used to carry elections throughout the nation.
“When you get 100 plus members of parliament utilizing the identical EVMs, and also you have a good time that as type of a victory on your occasion, you’ll be able to’t then a number of months later flip round and say… we do not like these EVMs as a result of now the election outcomes aren’t going the best way we wish them to,” Mr Abdullah mentioned.
The NC chief mentioned that political events that don’t belief the voting methodology shouldn’t contest polls.
Mr Abdullah’s occasion and the Congress had contested the October elections in Jammu and Kashmir collectively.