Senior TDP leader Somireddy Chandra Mohan Reddy said that Jagan Mohan Reddy has not recovered from the shock. "Jagan is talking like Elon Musk of Andhra Pradesh," the TDP leader said in a post on 'X'.
Tech billionaire Elon Musk recently called for abolishing EVMs, sparking a new debate in political circles.
Joining the debate, Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday called for using ballot papers in the country to maintain the true spirit of democracy.
Jagan Mohan Reddy in his post
The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) president said almost every developed country is using ballot paper. “In electoral practices in almost every advanced democracy around the world, paper ballots are used, not EVMs.We should also move in the same direction to maintain the true spirit of our democracy,” he said.
The TDP, which had wrested power from the YSRCP in the recent elections in alliance with the Jana Sena and the BJP, was quick to react. It posted a video of Jagan Mohan Reddy's reaction on 'X' when TDP raised doubts about EVMs after the 2019 elections.
TDP reminded that after winning 151 seats (in the 175-member assembly), Jagan had said that the EVMs worked perfectly, but now when his party is reduced to just 11 seats, he is alleging that EVMs have broken down. Was tampered with.Chandra Mohan Reddy said that when Jagan Mohan Reddy won, EVMs were very good for him but now after the defeat, he is blaming EVMs. The former ministers said the YSRCP leader should remember what he had said after winning the 2019 elections.
The video was also shared by Jana Sena through its official 'X' handle.
In the video, Jagan Mohan Reddy was heard defending the functioning of the EVMs.He says that 80 percent of the voters who cast their votes were satisfied and no one lodged any complaint. He met TDP President N. Criticizing Chandrababu Naidu, he said that he is making fun of democracy, while the public has given a clear mandate against him.
Tech billionaire Elon Musk recently called for abolishing EVMs, sparking a new debate in political circles.
Joining the debate, Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday called for using ballot papers in the country to maintain the true spirit of democracy.
Jagan Mohan Reddy in his post
The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) president said almost every developed country is using ballot paper. “In electoral practices in almost every advanced democracy around the world, paper ballots are used, not EVMs.We should also move in the same direction to maintain the true spirit of our democracy,” he said.
The TDP, which had wrested power from the YSRCP in the recent elections in alliance with the Jana Sena and the BJP, was quick to react. It posted a video of Jagan Mohan Reddy's reaction on 'X' when TDP raised doubts about EVMs after the 2019 elections.
TDP reminded that after winning 151 seats (in the 175-member assembly), Jagan had said that the EVMs worked perfectly, but now when his party is reduced to just 11 seats, he is alleging that EVMs have broken down. Was tampered with.Chandra Mohan Reddy said that when Jagan Mohan Reddy won, EVMs were very good for him but now after the defeat, he is blaming EVMs. The former ministers said the YSRCP leader should remember what he had said after winning the 2019 elections.
The video was also shared by Jana Sena through its official 'X' handle.
In the video, Jagan Mohan Reddy was heard defending the functioning of the EVMs.He says that 80 percent of the voters who cast their votes were satisfied and no one lodged any complaint. He met TDP President N. Criticizing Chandrababu Naidu, he said that he is making fun of democracy, while the public has given a clear mandate against him.
