Demanding to hold the upcoming Lok Sabha polls using ballot papers instead of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), former Gujarat Chief Minister Shankersinh Vaghela said that he would try his best to ensure BJP’s defeat in the 2019 general elections.
“There is need to use ballot papers till the doubts on EVMs in the minds of voters would vanish. A mechanism has to be developed to spread awareness on EVMs and VVPT among the voters across the country,” said Vaghela in an interaction with media persons.
On Friday the former Union Minister popularly known as ‘Bapu’ in political and social circles had organised media get together lunch at his palatial residence on the outskirts of Gandhinagar to mark beginning of Vikram Samvant 2075 (Gujarati New Year).
Vaghela had resigned from Congress in 2017 ahead of assembly polls along with his MLA son Mahendra, relative Balwantsinh Rajput and other 11 MLAs belonging to his camp. In the subsequent development, his son and Rajput joined BJP. However, Mahendra resigned from the saffron brigade in October this year.
Coming down heavily on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the strong Kshtriya leader said that Modi failed to keep promises he had given to people ahead of 2014 Lok Sabha polls. He went on to say that Indian voters have decided to defeat NDA.
“I have started efforts to unit anti-BJP political outfits. For the purpose I am visiting across the nation and already visited nine states. My aim would be to create a national level political front to counter BJP,” said the veteran politician claiming that even if anti-BJP political party would fight with each other at local level, they would get around 300 seats and form UPA type government at the centre. He gave examples of West Bengal where Mamata Banerjee’s political outfit would fight against communist party at local level but BJP wouldn’t get anything there.