Mumbai: Taking a jibe at the leaders of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance over their allegation surrounding electronic voting machines (EVM), Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday said that no one takes the MVA seriously. Speaking to the reporters, Goyal said that if the MVA leaders don't trust EVMs, then their MPs and MLAs should resign and let re-election take place.
"No one takes them (MVA) seriously...If they don't have trust in EVMs the MPs and MLAs of Congress, NCP-SCP and Shiv Sena (UBT) should resign in protest of EVMs and let re-election take place," the Union Minister said.
"There is nothing left in the INDI alliance as there is a lot of infighting. I don't see any future of the INDI alliance. Any party who joins hands with the Congress party gets defeated,"Goyal added.
Notably, the MVA alliance partners have been raising questions about the legitimacy of EVMs after facing a setback in the Maharashtra Assembly Election 2024.
Earlier, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said on Sunday that the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) should welcome the clear mandate given by the people of the state.
Responding to questions about the legitimacy of EVM, Shinde said, "The opposition should welcome the clear majority given by the people of Maharashtra. Our 2.5 years of Mahayuti government has done so much work, and implemented so many schemes, the result of which is this..."
He criticized the opposition for selectively questioning EVMs, saying they do not raise such concerns in states where they win elections. "Recently, elections were held in Jharkhand and Wayanad. Wherever they (opposition) win, EVMs are fine. This has been going on for several years," Shinde told reporters. (ANI)
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