EVM Becomes A Matter Of Concern, Opposition Escalates The Fight Over It | ABP News

The genie of Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) has come out of the bottle again in the country. A lot of statements and discussions are taking place regarding this. Once again the demand for ballot paper in place of EVM has started rising. This time this debate and demand has not become national but international. Actually, this debate started with an X post by the world's richest man Elon Musk. In this post, Musk has talked about EVMs being hacked and destroying them forever. After his post, Rahul Gandhi of Congress, Akhilesh Yadav of SP and leaders of many other parties have also become aggressive on the issue of EVM. Referring to the EVM controversy related to Shiv Sena Shinde faction leader Ravindra Vaikar's victory in Mumbai's North-West seat by 48 votes, Rahul Gandhi wrote on Twitter, "EVMs are a black box in India, and no one is allowed to check them." are not allowed. Serious concerns are being raised regarding transparency in our electoral process. When there is a lack of accountability in institutions, democracy becomes a sham and the possibility of fraud increases.”