Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah
The Congress party has continued to raise questions over electronic voting machines (EVMs) after its defeat in Haryana and Maharashtra assembly elections. Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah issued an important statement. He said Congress should accept the election results and stop crying for EVM. Apart from this, he reiterated the views of the BJP and said that when you win an election, you accept the result and when you lose, you blame the EVM, which cannot happen.
Omar Abdullah said in an interview that when you (Congress) use this EVM (post-election) to get more than 100 members in Parliament and you (Congress) celebrate the victory of your party, in such Situation, you can’t turn around a few months later and say we don’t like these EVMs because now the election results didn’t go our way.
“What’s right is right”
To Omar talking like a BJP spokesperson, he said God forbid, but what is right is right. The chief minister said his speech was based on principle and not loyalty to alliance partners. Among other things, he described his support for infrastructure projects like Central Vista as an example of his independent thinking. Omar said, Contrary to what everyone believes, I think what is happening with the Central Vista project in Delhi is a very good thing. He said building a new Capitol was a good idea and we needed it because the old Capitol had outlived its usefulness.
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“Those who don’t trust the voting system should not participate in elections”
In this regard, CM Omar said that if political parties have no confidence in the voting system, then they should not participate in the elections. If you have a problem with EVM, your stance on it should remain the same, he said. He said that regardless of the election results, the electoral machine is the same and political parties should not use this as a simple excuse for failure. One day voters choose you, he said, and the next day they don’t.
“I never blame the machine”
Among other things, Omar cited the example of his party gaining a majority in the parliamentary elections in September despite losing in the Lok Sabha elections. He said I never blamed the machine. Whatever the outcome, they accepted it.
