Reject EVM To Safeguard Democracy: Activists Write to Politicians

“We appeal to all political parties to urgently recognise the threats posed by the manipulations of EVM that compromise a free and fair election. We urge you to initiate immediate measures for public awareness regarding possible manipulation by EVM. We also request you to move forward to reject EVM and revert to paper ballot.”

The above excerpt is from an open letter to all political parties written by a group of activists called ‘EVM Virodhi Rashtriya Jan Andolan’. Recent media reports on serious mismatch between the votes polled and votes counted in EVMs in the Lok Sabha election 2019 and the Election Commission of India’s (EC) silence on the questions raised through these reports, has led to this open letter, said the group.