Nationalist Congress (NC) leader and Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has criticized the Nationalist Congress party’s recent opposition to electronic voting machines (EVMs) following heavy election defeats in Haryana and Maharashtra. publicly objected. Jammu and Kashmir National Congress is a member of the Indian bloc.
Omar Abdullah’s remarks come amid growing friction between the Congress and its allies in the Indian bloc, especially regarding the credibility of EVMs and the Adani issue.
Prime Minister Omar Abdullah dismisses parliament’s EVM concerns
J&K CM Omar Abdullah in an interview dismissed Congress’ complaints about EVMs, saying, “Voting machines become a problem only when you lose an election.”
Abdullah highlighted the inconsistency of the Congress’ stance, saying it celebrated victory when it secured more than 100 seats using the same EVM, but later on when the results did not turn in its favour. He pointed out that he questioned the machine.
Omar Abdullah claimed: “How can you continue to fight elections when you have problems with EVMs? If you don’t trust machines, you shouldn’t fight elections.”
“If you (Congress) don’t trust the machines, you shouldn’t fight elections,” he said.
Congress hits back at Omar Abdullah
In response to Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah’s comments, Congress leader Manickam Tagore said that others in the Indian bloc, including the Samajwadi Party (SP), Nationalist Congress Party (NCP-SP) and Shiv Sena (UBT), The same goes for our allies, he stressed. I raised concerns about EVM.
Mr Tagore urged Mr Abdullah to “check the facts” and clarified that the resolution of the Parliamentary Working Committee specifically addressed the issue of the Election Commission of India.
“Why is he behaving like this towards his partner after becoming Prime Minister?” Manickam Tagore tweeted.
Growing sense of alienation among India’s allies
Tensions within the Indian bloc have been exacerbated by growing alienation in Congress over a range of issues, including the handling of allegations against businessman Gautam Adani.
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP-Sharad Pawar) MP Amol Kolhe recently said that Congress would prefer to discuss pressing issues affecting farmers and youth rather than focus on political ties with industrialists. “It will be put to better use,” he said.
Congress’ other Indian bloc allies – Trinamool Congress (TMC), Shiv Sena (UBT) and Samajwadi Party (SP) – have so far distanced themselves from the issue, with only Congress holding daily protests in Parliament. I’m going. The TMC has openly stated that it has more important issues to discuss than the investigation into businessman Gautam Adani, who has been accused of bribery by US authorities.
Pressure on Congress increases
Adding to Congress’ woes, RJD leader Lalu Prasad Yadav has joined forces with other political parties to lead the Bloc Alliance of West Bengal state Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s opposition to the Bharatiya Janata Party. It means supporting that. Yadav’s change, historically a staunch ally of the Gandhi family, signals a possible realignment of political strategy following the Congress’ poor performance in recent state elections.
The Congress is facing increasing pressure from allies after its disappointing performance in recent elections. The NC-Congress alliance won 49 of the 90 seats in Jammu and Kashmir, while the Congress secured only six of the 39 seats it contested.
The poor performance has prompted calls for introspection and fairer treatment of coalition members from partners such as the Shiv Sena (UBT), Trinamool Congress (TMC) and RJD.
