Davanagere: Taking a jibe at the Congress party over Supreme Court\u2019s judgement on EVM, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the apex court has given a \u2018tight slap\u2019 after which the party doesn\u2019t even have \u2018excuses\u2019 to make after losing elections.<\/p>\n
He further said that the Congress party is in \u201cpanic\u201d mode after the voting in Karnataka during the second phase of Lok Sabha elections on April 26.<\/p>\n
Addressing a public meeting in Karnataka\u2019s Davanagere, PM Modi said, \u201cThe state of Karnataka has created a panic in the Congress party with the voting on April 26\u2026they are very frustrated. Congress is working with all might to ensure that something happens on May 7, and they are at least able to open their accounts\u2026this huge gathering is clearly showing that people of the state will punish Congress for its sins.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe day is not far when all the internal battles within Congress party will come out on roads. Everyone will be putting the blame of the loss on each other. Earlier, they used to put the whole blame on EVM. They start chanting \u2018EVM EVM\u2019 as soon as election comes. But, now the Supreme Court has given such a tight slap, that even this excuse can\u2019t be given,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Supreme Court last week rejected petitions seeking 100 per cent verification of votes cast on EVMs with paper slips generated through VVPATs (Voter-verified paper audit trail.<\/p>\n
The apex court also rejected the plea of petitioners to return to ballot paper voting on April 26. The two-judge bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Dipankar Datta delivered a unanimous verdict.<\/p>\n
Prime Minister Modi also attacked the Karnataka government and accused them of giving 2.5 years of chief ministership to its leaders. It was a veiled jibe at CM Siddarmaiah and Deputy CM DK Shivakumar.<\/p>\n
\u201cCongress in Karnataka isn\u2019t addressing the public but they are trying to see how number one will defeat the number two. Due to their factionalism, nepotism and wrong policies, Congress is playing with the future of the youth, farmers and common people,\u201d PM Modi said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn Karnataka, they have not told the public, but have decided one will sit for 2.5 years and other for the next 2.5 years. Now, if they create a system like this, won\u2019t the two sabotage each other?\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
He also slammed the INDIA bloc stating that the whole alliance doesn\u2019t have any face for the Prime Minister and he leaders will be made PM for one year each.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen people choose a leader for five years, they do so after much deliberation\u2026I asked INDI Alliance, which face they have, whom the country can bestow the responsibility upon? If they do anything like this in dark, will you accept it?\u2026So to take everyone into confidence, they (Congress) have decided that every leader will get one year of PMship,\u201d he further stated.<\/p>\n
Earlier in the day, PM Modi held a rally in Belagavi and attacked the Siddaramaiah government over the Hubballi murder incident. He said that the whole nation is worried about the law and order situation in Karnataka, adding that the Congress party is desperate to \u201cdestroy\u201d the state.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe entire nation is worried about what happened to one of the daughters in the state. They are worried about law and order situation in Karnataka. Parents are worried about their daughters residing in Karnataka. This is due to the sins committed by Congress. How can someone get the guts to murder someone on a college campus? They who committed crime know that those hungry for vote bank will save them in a few days,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Congress government is busy destroying Karnataka. Instead of controlling crime, Congress is promoting an anti-social and anti-national mindset,\u201d the Prime Minister added.<\/p>\n
Polling was conducted on Friday in 14 parliamentary constituencies of Karnataka during the second phase of the Lok Sabha election. The remaining seats will go to the polls on May 7. The counting of votes will take place on June 4.<\/p>\n
In 2019, the BJP almost swept the state by winning 25 out of 28 seats in Karnataka. While, Congress and JD(S) \u2014 who were in coalition government in the state \u2014 could only win a seat each.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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