Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Tuesday slammed the opposition parties over their allegations on EVM discrepancies, saying it amounted to insulting the vote of the people.“People who are questioning EVMs are those who formed the government by this system. Congress also formed its government by EVMs. The problem is that these people have realised that they are loosing and hence they are making such wild claims.
They are insulting the vote of the people by blaming EVMs,” Naqvi told ANI. Later today, 21 opposition parties will knock the doors of Election Commission (EC), pressing their demand of tallying VVPAT slips with EVM figures in an entire constituency, in case a discrepancy is found at any polling booth.
The Opposition is currently holding a meeting at Delhi’s Constitution Club of India before visiting the EC office. Ahmed Patel of Congress, Sharad Pawar of NCP, Chandrababu Naidu of TDP, Satish Chandra Misra of BSP, Sitaram Yechury of Communist Party of India (Marxist), D Raja of Communist Party of India (CPI) and Derek O’Brien of the TMC are expected to meet the officials of the poll commission. Naidu is at the forefront of ongoing efforts to stitch a united opposition ahead of LS results.