NEW DELHI: BJP on Saturday hit back at Congress for questioning the electoral process, including the integrity of EVMs, saying its chief ministers and other elected representatives like Rahul Gandhi should first resign and announce that they will contest only after ballot papers are brought back.
Such a stand will underscore their trust in the issues being raised by them, BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia told reporters, adding that their allegations will otherwise be nothing but empty words.
Congress should move the courts over the issue too, he said, while stressing that Supreme Court has quite a few times endorsed the transparency of the electoral process and the integrity of EVMs.
Congress chief ministers, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra should resign as they were elected through the same electoral process the opposition party is questioning, Bhatia said. It was ironic Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge questioned EVMs on a day Priyanka took oath as a Lok Sabha MP, he added.
Congress will soon be confined to the pages of history books, the BJP spokesperson said.
Speaking on the incidents targeting Hindu minorities in Bangladesh, Bhatia noted the stand of the Indian govt and expressed confidence that India’s strong voice cannot be ignored. As the biggest democracy in the world, it is India’s duty to raise its voice when minorities are facing harassment anywhere, he claimed.
He also accused Samajwadi Party neta and former UP CM Akhilesh Yadav of acting as a shield for rioters and alleged that the party’s members, including MPs, are involved in instigating violence rather than showing commitment to the restoration of peace. Targeting SP, he alleged that riots frequently broke out when it governed the state and that the opposition party has no faith in the police.
BJP’s reaction came after Yadav accused BJP of orchestrating violence in Sambhal.
