April 10, 2017 12:16 PM

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Opposition parties decide to approach EC over use of EVM during elections

Opposition parties today decided to approach Election Commission (EC) over the use of electronic voting machine (EVM) during elections. Leaders of various opposition parties today met in Parliament and decided to jointly meet the Election Commission on the issue. <br/>Several political parties have alleged EVM tampering in recently held elections in various states The opposition leaders are demanding that VVPAT (paper trail of voting) be introduced in all future elections. <br/><br/>The Congress has also been pushing for use of ballot papers instead of EVMs in upcoming elections in view of the alleged tampering.<br/> '<br/>The parties are demanding that the EC dispel the apprehensions they have and reassure the people of the country and voters on the serious issue.<br/><br/> Today's meeting was held at Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad's chamber in Parliament. Among those present in the meeting included Congress leaders Ahmed Patel, Anand Sharma, Kapil Sibal and Vivek Tankha. <br/><br/>JDU leader Ali Anwar Ansari, TMC leader Sukhendu Sekhar Roy, BSP leader Satish Misra and SP leader Neeraj Shekhar also attended the meeting. NCP's Majeed Memon, CPI leader D Raja and RJD leader J P Narain Yadav were also present during the meeting.

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