EVMs are not reliable, says BJP former leader Yashwant Sinha
Sinha in symposium on ‘threat to democracy and constitution’ in Bengaluru
Bengaluru, May 27: BJP former leader Yashwant Sinha said that he does not have the belief that election process would be held properly through Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and got good results.
Speaking at a symposium on ‘threat to democracy and constitution’ organized by the Progressive Forum at the Legislators House in the city on Sunday, Sinha said that developed countries have already have already said that EVMs could be hacked. But the Central Election Commission is not accepting it. Instead, it has been challenging to prove allegation, he said.
For the last four years, the democracy in the country is in a dangerous situation. Democratic organizations have been targeted. When the opposition parties are against presenting the budget, the Prime Minister has never tried to pacify the opposition leaders by discussing with them, he alleged.
When Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the Prime Minister, he had directed the opposition parties not to disturb the Parliament Session. Because of this reason, the government was responding to the demands of the opposition parties including no-confidence motion, he said.
Clear message
As the secular political parties have come together and formed the government in the state after the Assembly election, it has sent a clear message to the country. In the last Lok Sabha election, BJP has got just 31 per cent of votes and 69 per cent of votes were against it. If all the political parties come together, it is sure that secular parties would form the government at the center, he said.
Nowadays, media houses were being controlled to win the election. Both media and social media are so dangerous. Every citizen should speak loudly and protect the country and democracy, he appealed.
Freedom fighter HS Doreswamy, former minister BT Lalitha Nayak, dalit leader Lakshminarayan Nagawara, former MLA BR Patil, Congress senior leader BL Shankar. MP Nadagouda and others were present.
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Magisterial probe ordered into Goa nightclub fire; FIR lodged against owner, GM
Panaji (PTI): Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Sunday ordered a magisterial inquiry into the fire at a nightclub which claimed 25 lives.
Speaking to PTI, Sawant said an FIR has been lodged against the owner and the general manager of the nightclub and they would be arrested.
The fire broke out at Birch by Romeo Lane after midnight. The popular party venue at Arpora village, located around 25 km from the state capital Panaji, opened last year.
CM Sawant, in a post on X, said, "I am closely reviewing the situation arising from the tragic fire incident at Arpora, in which 25 people have lost their lives and six have been injured."
"All six injured persons are in a stable condition and are receiving the best medical care. I have ordered a magisterial inquiry into the entire incident to identify the cause and fix responsibility," he said.
Speaking to PTI, Sawant said the police have registered an FIR against the owner and the general manager of the nightclub, and they would be arrested.
He said this is the first time that such an incident has happened in Goa.
A preliminary inquiry has indicated that the fire started on the first floor of the club, and due to congestion and small doors, the customers could not move out, the CM said.
"Some of them rushed to the ground floor and got trapped there," he said.
