Congress Working Committee (CWC) member Chinta Mohan on Saturday urged the Supreme Court and the Election Commission of India to give their nod for conducting the elections in the country through the “most trusted ballot paper” system and discontinue the use of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) once and for all.
Addressing the media here, Mr. Mohan, who also a former Union Minister, said that since the 2014 elections, a suspicion had come to grip the general public and several political parties about the authenticity of the EVMs and their vulnerability to tampering by the ruling parties.
“Already, the issue is being discussed in the Congress party and several other opposition parties. Soon, these parties will once again meet and finalise their action plan for bringing back the ballot paper system, as this alone will help protect the democratic process,” Mr. Mohan said.
