‘Crushing democracy in their DNA’: Shivraj on Congress demanding return to ballot papers | India News

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<button type="button" class="ZW6JD " disabled="">Post Comment</button></p> <p class="swnca">Be respectful · <a href="https://www.indiatimes.com/termsandcondition" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="gkv0P">TOI community guidelines</a></p> </div> </div> <p><span class="id-r-component br" data-pos="23"/>The remarks came a day after Congress president <!-- -->Mallikarjun Kharge<!-- --> called for the dissolution of the Lok Sabha and all state assemblies, alleging that the elections that brought the current governments to power were “illegal”. He also demanded fresh elections using ballot papers.<span class="id-r-component br" data-pos="29"/>“Today, the entire country is being run on illegal elections. Modi is an illegal Prime Minister, Shah is an illegal minister, and all the chief ministers who have been elected anywhere are illegal. 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Referring to the party\u2019s victories in Karnataka, Telangana and Himachal Pradesh, he asked why the Congress had not raised similar concerns then.Congress demands ballot paperWhile speaking to the reporters on Sunday, he also criticised Congress leaders for demanding a return to ballot-paper voting, recalling allegations of booth capturing and ballot-paper manipulation during the 1980s and 1990s.\u201cWhy does the Congress oppose technology that ensures transparent electoral processes?\u201d Chouhan said, accusing the party of trying to undermine democratic institutions.He also invoked the Emergency, alleging that the Congress had weakened democracy in the past and was repeating the same approach.Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful \u00b7 TOI community guidelinesThe remarks came a day after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge called for the dissolution of the Lok Sabha and all state assemblies, alleging that the elections that brought the current governments to power were \u201cillegal\u201d. 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