<p>The controversy surrounding Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) will now come under the scrutiny of a parliamentary panel.<br /><br />The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice, chaired by Congress leader Anand Sharma, has received about half a dozen petitions from across the country about alleged irregularities on casting of votes through EVMs.<br /><br />The panel now plans to summon experts, officials from the Election Commission, EVM manufacturers — Bharat Electricals Limited and Electronics Corporation of India Limited — as well as various stakeholders in the poll process to hear their views on the petitions.<br /><br />The panel is expected to hold its first meeting later this month and plans to submit a report during the monsoon session of Parliament.<br /><br />EVMs have been at the centre of controversy after the results of the recent round of Assembly elections were declared. BSP chief Mayawati, who finished a poor third in the Uttar Pradesh polls, fired the first salvo by levelling charges of EVM tampering. The Samajwadi Party, AAP and the Congress too joined in.</p>
<p>The controversy surrounding Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) will now come under the scrutiny of a parliamentary panel.<br /><br />The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances, Law and Justice, chaired by Congress leader Anand Sharma, has received about half a dozen petitions from across the country about alleged irregularities on casting of votes through EVMs.<br /><br />The panel now plans to summon experts, officials from the Election Commission, EVM manufacturers — Bharat Electricals Limited and Electronics Corporation of India Limited — as well as various stakeholders in the poll process to hear their views on the petitions.<br /><br />The panel is expected to hold its first meeting later this month and plans to submit a report during the monsoon session of Parliament.<br /><br />EVMs have been at the centre of controversy after the results of the recent round of Assembly elections were declared. BSP chief Mayawati, who finished a poor third in the Uttar Pradesh polls, fired the first salvo by levelling charges of EVM tampering. The Samajwadi Party, AAP and the Congress too joined in.</p>
