New Delhi, May 22 -- : By doubting the electronic voting machines (EVMs) means that opposition parties are afraid of defeat in the Lok Sabha polls, said Union Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday.

"Doubting EVMs means that opposition parties doubt the people and shows that they are afraid of losing. They know that they are losing and which is why they are raising such issues. People are irritated with them because of this kind of behavior," Javadekar told media persons here.

"EVMs were introduced in 2004 after which the UPA came to power first in 2004 itself and again 2009. They also won Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Rajasthan assembly polls. For them, if they are winning EVMs are good, but if they are lo...