Supreme Court Rejects Petition for Ballot Paper Voting, Says- "If You Win, EVMs Are Not Tampered…”

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday raised questions on the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) and demanded elections using ballot papers. But in the evening, the news came that the Supreme Court rejected the petition demanding the use of ballot papers. The bench of Justice Vikram Nath and PB Varale targeted the opposition parties and said, “What happens is, if you win the elections, EVMs are not tampered. When you lose elections, EVMs are tampered.”

The petitioner KA Paul had demanded from the Supreme Court that voting should be done using ballot papers instead of EVM machines. The Congress President had also made the same demand. The petitioner had said that it is necessary to re-implement ballot papers and there is a possibility of tampering with EVMs.

KA Paul said that Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, former Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy have claimed that EVMs can be tampered with. He also cited Elon Musk's claim that EVMs can be hacked. But the Supreme Court rejected this petition.

The bench of Justice Vikram Nath and PB Varale said, When Chandrababu Naidu lost, he said EVMs can be tampered. Now, this time, Jaggan Mohan Reddy lost, he said EVMs can be tampered."

Earlier, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge had said that SC, ST, OBC and poor people are voting with all their might. Their votes are going to waste, we want votes through ballot papers. He said that a campaign should be started by the party, we will tell all the parties. Just like 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' was taken out under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi, a campaign of 'Mat Patra Chahiye' will have to be started.

But now it seems that the Congress President's hopes have been dashed. The Supreme Court rejected the petition of petitioner KA Paul demanding the use of ballot papers in elections.