[ad_1]
"The use of MVE is the right option. A large number of people started going to the voting booths only after using the SRMs. It has increased the percentage of votes, "Nitish told the press on his weekly show" Lok Samvad ".
Nitish's statement comes just two days after former CM, Jammu and Kashmir, Farooq Abdullah, called the EVM "Chor Machine" at the united opposition rally organized by TMC, Mamata Banerjee, Kolkata, Saturday.
At a rally in Kolkata, the head of the National Conference said, "The EVM is a slot machine." Honestly, that's true. Its use must be stopped. Nowhere in the world this machine is used. "
Abdullah also requested that the ballot system be reinstated for the sake of transparency. "Opposition parties should contact the electoral commission as well as the Indian president to stop using the EVMs and bring back the ballots for the sake of transparency," Abdullah said.
Contrary to Abdullah's position, Nitish, who is also president of JD (U), categorically stated that the use of EVD brought more transparency to the electoral system. He added that each polling station should have a VVPAT auditable audit trail system to ensure greater transparency.
In response to a question, Bihar CM added that a delegation of JD (U) had recently met the Chief Electoral Commissioner (CEC) during his recent visit to Patna and urged him to to organize 100% VVPAT in the state.
"JD (U) also suggested that the CEC take the necessary steps to ensure that voters' voting advices are properly distributed to each household, so that people can easily visit their designated booth. vote. Currently, the voter's slip is given to someone and he does not distribute it to every household, "said Nitish, while strongly encouraging the use of EVD in elections.
Source link
