4pm News Network: The Supreme Court has today (November 26) rejected the petition demanding the use of ballot papers in elections instead of electronic voting machines (EVMs). In this case, Justice Vikram Nath and PB Varale said that ‘when elections are won, EVMs are not manipulated. When elections are lost, EVMs are manipulated. The bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice PB Varale made several observations while rejecting the petition. In fact, it was argued on behalf of the petitioner that he had the support of 18 political parties. Leaders like Chandrababu Naidu and Jagan Mohan Reddy have also said that EVMs can be manipulated.
In this regard, Justice Vikram Nath said that when leaders like Chandrababu Naidu and Jagan Mohan Reddy lose elections, they say that the EVMs have been manipulated, but when they win elections through them, they do not say anything. So no defect is seen. EVM. Let us tell you that petitioner KA Paul said that to protect democracy it is necessary to recreate the voting papers and there is a possibility of the EVM being tampered with. He also said that Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu and former Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy have claimed that EVMs can be manipulated.
Citing Elon Musk’s statement, the petitioner claimed that Elon Musk also claims that EVMs can be manipulated. Petitioner Paul said I’m coming from a big world peace summit in Los Angeles. We have IAS, IPS and retired judges, they are supporting me.
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- Dr Paul also said that 18 political parties supported his petition and cited the Election Commission report in which around Rs 9,000 crore was seized during the elections.
- Citing examples from Andhra Pradesh, he said political leaders like Chandrababu Naidu and Jagan Reddy have expressed concern over EVM manipulation.
