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Shinde: Opposition Attacks EC, EVMs Only After Election Defeats
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News18•27-09-2026, 13:30
Shinde: Opposition Attacks EC, EVMs Only After Election Defeats
- •Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde criticized the Opposition for demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation.
- •Shinde accused the Opposition of double standards, noting they question the EC and EVMs only after losing elections.
- •He highlighted that the Opposition does not criticize the Election Commission when the Congress wins state polls in Telangana, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, and Kerala.
- •Shinde pointed out that EVMs were introduced during Congress rule, with Rajiv Gandhi suggesting their use to the EC.
- •The deputy chief minister stated that every wrongdoing will be probed, emphasizing he is not speaking in support of anyone.
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Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde accused the opposition of double standards, pointing out that they question the credibility of the Election Commission and EVMs only after suffering election defeats, while staying silent when the Congress wins state polls.
Demands for Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation arose following an investigation by The Indian Express alleging that two election commissioners formally objected 14 times over 10 months to how the poll panel handled the SIR process.
Eknath Shinde noted that Electronic Voting Machines were actually introduced during Congress rule when Rajiv Gandhi was prime minister, after which rule amendments were made to suggest conducting polls with EVMs.