"Congress party insults constitution," BJP's Shehzad Poonawalla slams Bhai Jagtap for his remarks
Nov 30, 2024
New Delhi [India], November 30 : BJP Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla, speaking to ANI, lashed out at Congress leader Bhai Jagtap for his 'kutta' remark for the Election Commission on Saturday.
Poonawalla accused the Congress of insulting the constitutional institution and criticised the party for doubting the Election Commission.
"Insulting constitutional institution has become the identity of Congress. This is not a coincidence, it has become a habit of Congress...now they are doubting the Election Commission, when the election in Jharkhand, J&K, Wayanad, Karnataka and Telangana, the Election Commission is fine...otherwise in Haryana and Maharashtra, become 'Kutta'...they are the one who insults the Constitution.," he said.
Earlier, Congress leader Bhai Jagtap doubled down on his derogatory remarks against the Election Commission amid the row over the usage of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMS) and said that the country's democracy has been "disreputed" because of ECI's "sycophancy."
Notably, Jagtap refused to apologise over his objectionable "kutta" remark for the Election Commission.
"I will not apologise at all, not even a bit... If they are working under pressure from the PM and other ministers then what I have said is right. I will not apologise... Election Commission exists to further strengthen the democracy of the country, and not to serve someone. I stand by what I said. The Election Commission should work like TN Seshan... Democracy is being disreputed because of the sycophant attitude of EC," he said.
He further said that Congress brought the EVM technology because it was being used in France, and the US, but after 2009, doubts started arising over its use.
Jagtap further said, "Ours is the biggest democracy in the world. If any such doubt is raised, it should be answered. Several petitions have been filed before the Supreme Court on this. A decision on the same was pronounced in April 2024. It was said that VVPAT slips should be counted, if you do not want Ballot paper. The petition stated that 50 per cent of the VVPATs should counted but the Supreme Court said that it should be 5 per cent but it wasn't done."
