<p> With aspersions cast on the electronic voting machines (EVMs), the Congress on Monday asked the Election Commission to introspect and consider using ballot papers in future elections.<br /><br />The demand from the Congress comes after a faulty EVM was detected in Bhind district of Madhya Pradesh last week that registered votes only in favour of the BJP even if a voter had cast ballot for other party or an independent candidate.<br /><br />The AAP, too, had voiced similar apprehensions with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal challenging the EC to allow it to prove that EVMs can be tampered with.<br /><br />Addressing a press conference, AICC spokesperson Manish Tewari asked the EC to “walk the extra mile” to clear all doubts about the election process.<br /><br />“If the stakeholders in the election process have apprehensions, the EC should go for paper ballots,” Tewari said.<br /><br />The Congress leader said the poll authority need not be an advocate of EVMs at a time when questions were raised about its accuracy.<br /><br /></p>
<p> With aspersions cast on the electronic voting machines (EVMs), the Congress on Monday asked the Election Commission to introspect and consider using ballot papers in future elections.<br /><br />The demand from the Congress comes after a faulty EVM was detected in Bhind district of Madhya Pradesh last week that registered votes only in favour of the BJP even if a voter had cast ballot for other party or an independent candidate.<br /><br />The AAP, too, had voiced similar apprehensions with Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal challenging the EC to allow it to prove that EVMs can be tampered with.<br /><br />Addressing a press conference, AICC spokesperson Manish Tewari asked the EC to “walk the extra mile” to clear all doubts about the election process.<br /><br />“If the stakeholders in the election process have apprehensions, the EC should go for paper ballots,” Tewari said.<br /><br />The Congress leader said the poll authority need not be an advocate of EVMs at a time when questions were raised about its accuracy.<br /><br /></p>