Congress Rajya Sabha member Digvijay Singh has raised concerns about the reliability of electronic voting machines (EVMs) following his party’s defeat in the assembly elections of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Chhattisgarh. Digvijay Singh, the former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, has stated that any machine with a chip can be hacked and has been against the use of EVMs since 2003.
However, a leader from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the state has dismissed Mr. Singh’s claims and attributed the Congress’ defeat to their own policies rather than the EVMs. The BJP has emerged victorious in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Chhattisgarh, solidifying their position in the Hindi belt.
In Madhya Pradesh, the BJP secured 163 out of 230 assembly seats, while the Congress managed to win 66 seats and the Bharat Adivasi Party secured one seat. Digvijay Singh took to X to express his concerns, stating that any machine with a chip can be hacked and questioning whether we should allow professional hackers to control our Indian democracy. He called upon the Election Commission of India and the Supreme Court to protect our democracy.
Madhya Pradesh BJP secretary Rajneesh Aggarwal, in a conversation with the Press Trust of India, stated that the Congress party has succumbed to the influence of the communist eco-system of the ‘tukde tukde’ gang. According to him, the defeat of Congress is a consequence of their Bharat Jodo Yatra, their policies, and the incompetence of their leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi. However, he pointed out that Congress is unwilling to publicly acknowledge these shortcomings and finds it convenient to shift the blame onto EVMs. Aggarwal emphasized that Congress never takes the time to reflect on their failures.