NDA to Opposition: How come EVMs function fine when you win?

NEW DELHI: Key NDA constituents JDU and TDP connected Tuesday accused absorption of "double standards" connected the contented of EVMs, portion different state Shiv Sena (Shinde) made a beardown request for lowering the minimum property to contention Lok Sabha and assembly elections from 25 to 18 years and let distant voting for migrant voters.Participating successful a treatment connected predetermination reforms successful Lok Sabha, Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde besides said EC should present a communal electoral rotation for each elections and usher successful simultaneous polls for LS and authorities assemblies.Union curate and JDU MP Rajeev Ranjan Singh (Lalan Singh) said, "You won successful Bengal, Himachal and Karnataka, past the EVMs were correct. But successful Maharashtra, Haryana oregon Bihar, the machines abruptly became faulty? People bash not judge this treble standard."He accused absorption of trying to "pollute the electoral system" alternatively of engaging with EC's repeated clarifications. "If radical are not voting for you repeatedly, past the EVM becomes faulty," helium said.Indian voters were "mature" and understood the antiauthoritarian process, TDP MP Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu said. "No 1 successful absorption asked astir 'vote chori' erstwhile Congress won successful Telangana oregon Karnataka, but these questions lone originate erstwhile results bash not spell their way," helium said, dismissing claims that EVMs were manipulated.

"We were hoping absorption would archer america what improvements tin beryllium made," helium said, but added that Congress MP Manish Tewari alternatively "insinuated that EC is influenced". "Modi ji ne'er interferes successful the enactment of autarkic institutions," Singh said.On SIR, Singh noted that EC had clarified that it is conducted regularly. In a swipe astatine absorption implicit its electoral nonaccomplishment successful Bihar, helium said, "Take escaped tips from Modi... spell conscionable him unsocial and travel backmost with the tips."Devarayalu said that alternatively of pushing for constructive reforms, absorption is questioning EC.