EC has become 'Dhritarashtra', says Kejriwal

On Monday, AAP convenor and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal once again alleged manipulation of electronic voting machines (EVM) saying the election commission has become Dhritarashtra with the motive to help son Duryodhana (BJP) emerge victorious in the elections.

"Election Commission has become Dhritarashtra, who wants his son (Duryodhana) to win by hook or by crook. The EC's motive is not to conduct the elections but to ensure the BJP's victory," said Kejriwal.

As evidence, he implied that the EC was merely replacing allegedly faulty EVMs instead of investigating them. "In such a circumstance, why are elections being held at all," he asked.

"If there was a defect, then some machines would have voted for the Congress and other opposition parties," he said.

Kejriwal also alleged that even though EVMs are available in the Capital, they are still being brought from Rajasthan for the April 23 Delhi municipal polls. "In such a scenario, would elections be fair?" he asked

Later in the day, the AAP submitted a memorandum before the state election commission requesting to carry out civic polls through ballot paper rather than EVMs.