Following the Supreme Court's decision regarding the petition on the VVPAT slips' tally with EVM votes, the BJP and Congress are on the offensive. Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has aimed at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, stating that in the Supreme Court's dismissal of the VVPAT petition, the Congress party was neither directly nor indirectly a party. The Prime Minister must remember that the Supreme Court had not only found the corruption-filled Electoral Bond Scheme to be illegal but had also deemed it unconstitutional, delivering a resounding slap to the PM.
Indeed, after the Supreme Court verdict on EVM-VVPAT came out last Friday, the PM, while addressing a rally in Bihar's Araria, stated, 'Today is a joyous day for democracy. Earlier under the RJD and Congress governance, people's rights were plundered under the guise of ballot papers. Under their rule, elections meant vote looting.'
Therefore, they want to remove EVMs. Every leader of the INDI Alliance has sinned by instilling doubt about EVMs in the public mind. Just 2 hours ago, the Supreme Court has rebuked them so sharply, they are unable to see it. The opposition should apologize. Today, those who looted ballot boxes have been answered decisively.
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Congress Strikes Back
Jairam Ramesh has now counter-attacked PM Narendra Modi on the same comment. Targeting through his social media handle, he wrote that the petition regarding VVPAT which was dismissed by the Supreme Court yesterday, did not involve the Indian National Congress either directly or indirectly. Yet, the Prime Minister claims that the Supreme Court's VVPAT decision is a severe blow to the opposition and that we owe the country an apology.
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'Remember Some Weeks Ago...'
He further stated, 'Remember, just a few weeks ago the Supreme Court had not only declared the corruption-ridden Electoral Bond Scheme illegal, but also branded it unconstitutional, thus delivering a solid slap to the Prime Minister. Actually, it's the Prime Minister who should apologize because he has collected donations of 8200 crore rupees in five years using 'four methods' through a scheme that has been declared unconstitutional by the apex court.'
