Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the petition regarding re-introducing the old system of voting through ballot papers in the country. Also made strict comments towards this attitude of the leaders. The court said that electronic voting machines (EVMs) are tampered with only when people lose. The bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice PB Varale heard this petition.
‘…then EVMs are not tampered with’
The bench commented on the matter, “What happens is that when you win the election, the EVMs are not tampered. When you lose the election, the EVMs are tampered.” In the petition, apart from voting through ballot paper, several other guidelines were also requested. In his petition, the petitioner had requested to direct the Election Commission that if any candidate is found guilty of distributing money, liquor or any other greedy items to the voters during the elections, then he should be disqualified for at least 5 years. Be declared. This petition was filed by a petitioner named K.A.Paul.
Where do you get these great ideas?
While hearing the case, the bench said, “You have interesting PILs. Where do you get these brilliant ideas?” The petitioner told the court that he is the president of an organization which has saved more than 3 lakh orphans and 40 lakh widows. The court replied, “Why are you getting into this political field? Your work is quite different from this field.” After this, when Paul told that he has traveled to more than 150 countries, the court asked him whether voting is done through ballot papers in these countries or electronic voting is used there. On this, Paul said that other countries have adopted the process of voting through ballot papers and India should also do the same.
Why don’t you want to be separated from the world?
After this the Supreme Court said, “Why don’t you want to separate from the rest of the world?” To which Paul replied that corruption has taken place and in June of this year i.e. 2024, the Election Commission had informed that they have seized Rs 9 thousand crores. Then the court said, “But how does that make your point right? If the country returns to the ballot, won’t there be corruption?”
“We never received any money for any election”
Further, petitioner Paul claimed that Tesla CEO and co-founder Elon Musk has said that EVMs can be tampered. He said Andhra Pradesh CM and Telugu Desam Party chief N Chandrababu Naidu and former state Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy have also claimed that EVMs can be tampered.
On this, the bench said, “When Chandrababu Naidu had lost, he had said that EVMs can be tampered. Now this time Jagan Mohan Reddy has lost, he has said that EVMs can be tampered.” Paul then further said that everyone knew that money was distributed in the elections and the bench remarked, “We never received any money for any election.”
(Input- PTI)
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