‘Dhritarashtra’ EC helping son BJP win polls, alleges Kejriwal
Launching an attack on the Election Commission (EC) over alleged EVM manipulation, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday claimed that the poll body was acting like “Dhritarashtra” to help son “Duryodhana” (BJP) win the polls.
He alleged that the commission’s only intention was to bring the BJP to power in pollbound states and that is why it was not paying heed to his request to investigate defective Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).
Kejriwal’s accusation comes a day after media reports said a few machines used during the bypoll in Rajasthan’s Dholpur may have been “tampered with”.
Accusing the EC of “overlooking” complaints of alleged manipulation, Kejriwal likened the commission to Mahabharata’s character Dhritarashtra.
“As Dhritarashtra used to help his son Duryodhana grab power, the EC is similarly helping the BJP in getting power by using all means possible (through Saam, Daam, Dand, Bhed),” he claimed.
The commission had said on Sunday that EVMs were robust and tamper-proof and even the manufacturers cannot manipulate them at the time of production, countering allegations that the machines are unreliable.
Addressing a press conference at his official residence, Kejriwal alleged that both the Election Commission and the BJP were “toying with democracy”, which the people of country will not tolerate.
“Stop conducting elections when EVMs can be manipulated. What is the meaning of elections then?” the Delhi CM asked.
Referring to Rajasthan’s Dholpur bypolls, the Aam Aadmi Party chief said, “Why defective EVMs vote in favour of the BJP every time? Why faulty machines do not vote in favour of other political parties. It means the software of EVMs has been changed.”