New Delhi: Congress chief Pawan Khera on Tuesday mentioned his celebration’s questions with regard to Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) proceed regardless of its victories within the Assembly elections in Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh. He additionally mentioned that the considerations of Congress with regard to EVMs embody tallying of VVPATs with the outcomes, the allegedly lacking machines and the defective machines and the SOPs not being adopted on the defective machines which just lately got here to mild.
“Just because we won Karnataka and Himachal does not mean that our questions on EVMs do not remain,” Pawan Khera advised a information convention.
He additionally spoke on a choice on the appointment of the brand new Chief Minister of Karnataka and mentioned it is going to be recognized in a day or two.
Khera advised reporters that the views of the newly-elected Karnataka MLAs have been elicited and the central management is seized of the matter. Noting that the publish of Leader of Opposition is equally essential in each state, he sought to know when the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will appoint the LoP in Karnataka.
“Appointing a Chief Minister is not an easy thing. It cannot be imposed from Delhi… Everybody’s view has to be taken into consideration. We have to engage with every stakeholder and then decide who the chief minister will be,” he mentioned.
On Congress’ manifesto in Karnataka speaking a few ban on Bajrang Dal and whether or not any investigation could be initiated, he mentioned motion could be taken if any organisation is discovered spreading hatred.
Asked if there could be any alliance with ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi in Telangana for the 2024 Parliamentary elections, he mentioned Telangana is likely one of the states the place the Congress would tackle the regional events ‘head on’ and defeat them. Similarly, the Congress can not consider an alliance with AAP in Punjab, he added.
Asked about dissident Congress chief Sachin Pilot’s yatra in Rajasthan, Khera mentioned the celebration would act upon the report of its Rajasthan in-charge who has taken the views of celebration leaders in that state.
He mentioned there are a couple of competent chief within the celebration in several states, together with Rajasthan, and that just one chief turns into the Chief Minister. The different leaders too have hopes and ambitions, he added.
“The party has a mechanism. Every party would have and our party also has. We have our ‘prabhari’ there. Randhawa saab is our ‘prabhari’ there. The report that he gives after speaking to all, we will act upon that report,” the Congress chief said.
