Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday raised questions on the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) and demanded elections using ballot papers. But in the evening, the news came that the Supreme Court rejected the petition demanding the use of ballot papers. The bench of Justice Vikram Nath and PB Varale targeted the opposition parties and said, 'When you win the election, EVMs are not tampered with. But when you lose the election, EVMs are tampered with.'

What was said in the petition filed in the Supreme Court?

Petitioner KA Paul had demanded from the Supreme Court that voting should be done using ballot papers instead of EVM machines. Congress President had also made the same demand. The petitioner had said that it is necessary to re-introduce ballot papers and there is a possibility of tampering with EVMs.

KA Paul said that Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, and former Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy have claimed that EVMs can be tampered with. He also cited Elon Musk's claim that EVMs can be hacked. But the Supreme Court rejected this petition.

EVMs don't malfunction when you win: SC.

A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and PB Varale said, that when Chandrababu Naidu or Reddy lose, they say EVMs are tampered with. When they win, they say nothing. How can we look at this? We are rejecting it. Justice also said, 'This is not the place where you can debate all this.

Kharge said- we will start the ballot paper campaign.

Earlier, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge had said that SC, ST, OBC, and poor people are voting with all their might. Their votes are going g waste, we need votes through ballot papers. He said that a campaign should be started by the party and all parties will be told. Just like 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' was taken out under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi, a campaign of 'Mat Patra Chahiye' should be started in the same way.

But now it seems that the Congress president's hopes have been dashed. The Supreme Court rejected the petition of petitioner KA Paul demanding the use of ballot paper in elections.