If the President can be elected, then why not the Election Commissioner? If people have doubt on EVM then conduct elections through ballot paper: Uddhav Thackeray

Nagpur: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday said that if people have doubts about EVMs then elections should be conducted through ballot paper. He suggested that the Election Commissioner should also be elected by the people. The issue of “One Nation, One Election” should come later. First the election of the Election Commissioner should be conducted. If the President can be elected, then why not the Election Commissioner? If people have doubts about EVMs, those doubts should be removed. Let voting be done once through ballot paper. If the same majority is achieved, no one will raise the question again. Let us tell you that Uddhav Thackeray said this during a press conference in Nagpur.

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On reports of some Mahayuti leaders being unhappy over not being included in the newly formed government of Maharashtra, the Shiv Sena chief said that let them run the government, they will come to know. Whatever was said about me earlier is now being exposed. People can see what is being said about them (Maharashtra government). Chhagan Bhujbal is not in touch with me in this matter, but he is always in touch with me.

Earlier on Monday, Congress MP Rajeev Shukla criticized the Election Commission of India (ECI), saying that the party had submitted several exhibits highlighting the possibility of electronic voting machines (EVMs) being hacked, but the Election Commission did not accept them. Did. After the defeat in Haryana and Maharashtra assembly elections, Congress party expressed concern about EVMs. The party also met the Election Commission to express doubts over the electoral process in Maharashtra.