Kharge urges return to ballot
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Kharge urges return to ballot

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge today called for a campaign on the lines of Bharat Jodo Yatra for return of ballot paper and do away with the Electronic Voting Machines. The Congress president’s announcement comes at a time when the Opposition parties are alleging large scale rigging of EVMs in recently held Maharashtra elections. Just like we had carried out the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, we will run a nationwide campaign for elections using ballot papers,” Kharge said. “To protect the Constitution, Rahul Gandhi ji launched the Bharat Jodo Yatra, and to save democracy, all minorities came forward, which is why we were able to stop PM Modi,” he said, noting that the ruling government is not a majority one, which is standing with the support of TDP’s TDP’s Chandrababu Naidu, and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar.

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India TV News  

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Hindustan Times  

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