Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister G.Parmeshwara on Thursday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of manipulating the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) in the recently culminated assembly polls.
“Some of our leaders and I personally feel EVMs have been manipulated by BJP. Many Congress leaders lost at places even where Congress had a stronghold. We will complain to the Election Commission,” said Parmeshwara while addressing the media. “The Congress Party will approach the Election Commision regarding this,” added the newly appointed Deputy Chief Minister.
When asked about the Congress forming the government in Karnataka in coalition with JD(s),he said the party high command took the decision to restrict the “dictatorship of the prime minister”.
He claimed that the Congress- JD (S) alliance will mark the beginning of a new era.
G. Parmeshwara also informed the media that Congress leader Rakesh Kumar will be appointed as the speaker of the Karnataka assembly.
Congress leader G. Parmeshwara on Wednesday took oath as the deputy chief minister of deputy chief minister along with HD Kumaraswamy who took oath as the new Chief Minister of Karnataka.
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