EVM protest: Fadnavis asks Congress to look within over defeat in polls

Amid EVM protests Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday asked the Congress to introspect and stop blaming others for the partys defeat in elections reported the PTIThe Congress would continue to be routed in polls until the party introspects and stops blaming others he addedCM Devendra Fadnavis also said the government would answer all questions raised by the Opposition in the legislature provided they dont politicise issuesWhenever Congress party loses elections it blames others rather than introspecting Until they introspect they will keep losing Devendra Fadnavis told reporters as per the PTIEarlier in the day Opposition members demonstrated on the steps of the Vidhan Bhawan in Nagpur and raised slogans against EVMs in elections on the opening day of the winter session of the state legislatureOpposition members staged a demonstration on the steps of the Maharashtra Vidhan Bhawan here on Monday and raised slogans against the use of EVMs in electionsLeader of opposition in the state legislative council Ambadas Danve led the demonstration of the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi MVA leaders who called for saving the Constitution and democracy and opposed the use of EVMsThey raised slogans like EVM Hatao Desh Bachao EVM Hatao Constitution Bachao and EVM Hatao Democracy BachaoDanve was joined by Congress legislators Vijay Wadettiwar Nitin Raut Bhai Jagtap and Vikas Thakre Shiv Sena UBT leaders Bhaskar Jadhav Varun Desai and Sachin Ahir and NCP SP MLA Jitendra AwhadTalking to reporters Danve claimed the Electronic Voting Machines were dangerous for democracy and that people were opposing the use of EVMs in electionsWe think the EVMs should be removed and elections should be held on ballot papers the Sena UBT leader saidMeanwhile a day earlier CM Fadnavis had said the opposition should raise issues in the legislature instead of speaking through the media inviting rebuke from the Leader of the Opposition in the legislative council Ambadas DanveAmbadas Danve had said that the opposition was ready for discussions but expected the government should not lieAccording to the PTI while responding to Ambadas Danves barb Devendra Fadnavis said Danve or any other member of the opposition can initiate debate and discussion on any issue they like the government is capable of answering their questions My government has nothing to hideHowever if opposition parties want to play politics they will get political answers only the chief minister addedFadnavis said tabla maestro Zakir Hussain gave a global identity to tabla and that his demise has created a huge vacuumwith PTI inputs