Anti-graft activist Anna Hazare today hit out at his former protege Arvind Kejriwal over his demand for reverting to ballot papers for municipal polls in Delhi, saying it would be a retrograde step. He told a TV news channel at his village in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district that in times when great technological advancement is taking place, returning to ballot papers will be a retrograde step. <br/><br/>Hazare said EVMs should not be done away with and voting through ballot papers was a time consuming process.<br/>Hazare and Kejriwal, who were together during the stir for anti-corruption ombudsman 'Lokpal', parted ways after Kejriwal chose to take a plunge into politics.<br/>'<br/>Kejriwal, now the Delhi Chief Minister, has questioned the reliability of Electronic Voting Machines after his AAP's defeat in Punjab and Goa elections.'<br/> <br/>The AAP won just 20 seats in the 117-member Assembly in Punjab and drew a blank in Goa, which has a 40-member House.<br/>

Anti-graft activist Anna Hazare today hit out at his former protege Arvind Kejriwal over his demand for reverting to ballot papers for municipal polls in Delhi, saying it would be a retrograde step. He told a TV news channel at his village in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district that in times when great technological advancement is taking place, returning to ballot papers will be a retrograde step. <br/><br/>Hazare said EVMs should not be done away with and voting through ballot papers was a time consuming process.<br/>Hazare and Kejriwal, who were together during the stir for anti-corruption ombudsman 'Lokpal', parted ways after Kejriwal chose to take a plunge into politics.<br/>'<br/>Kejriwal, now the Delhi Chief Minister, has questioned the reliability of Electronic Voting Machines after his AAP's defeat in Punjab and Goa elections.'<br/> <br/>The AAP won just 20 seats in the 117-member Assembly in Punjab and drew a blank in Goa, which has a 40-member House.<br/>

Anti-graft activist Anna Hazare today hit out at his former protege Arvind Kejriwal over his demand for reverting to ballot papers for municipal polls in Delhi, saying it would be a retrograde<br/>step. He told a TV news channel at his village in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district that in times when great technological advancement is taking place, returning to ballot papers will be a retrograde step. <br/><br/>Hazare said EVMs should not be done away with and voting through ballot papers was a time consuming process.<br/>Hazare and Kejriwal, who were together during the stir for anti-corruption ombudsman 'Lokpal', parted ways after Kejriwal chose to take a plunge into politics.<br/>'<br/>Kejriwal, now the Delhi Chief Minister, has questioned the reliability of Electronic Voting Machines after his AAP's defeat in Punjab and Goa elections.'<br/> <br/>The AAP won just 20 seats in the 117-member Assembly in Punjab and drew a blank in Goa, which has a 40-member House.<br/>