‘Not machines, but machinery’: Tharoor differs from Kharge on EVMs, highlights systemic issues | India News – Times of India

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor (ANI file photo) NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Thursday took a divergent position from his party’s stance over the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) following the party’s poor showing in Maharashtra’s assembly elections.While Tharoor defended the reliability of EVMs, he expressed concerns about possible manipulation within the electoral…

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‘Democracy too precious to be left to technology’: Congress MP Manish Tewari pushes for paper ballots over EVMs in elections | India News – Times of India

Manish Tewari (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: Congress MP Manish Tewari on Wednesday suggested that the Election Commission of India (ECI) should consider returning to paper ballots for conducting elections, highlighting the importance of safeguarding democracy.Tewari said on Wednesday, “All across the world, without exception, even in those countries where EVMs were invented or used…

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‘It’s time we …’: Jagan Reddy backs Congress’s EVM ‘manipulation’ claim after Haryana results | India News – Times of India

YS Jagan Mohan Reddy (ANI photo/ File) NEW DELHI: YSRCP chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday came out in support of the Congress party‘s “EVM manipulation” claims, saying paper ballots should be brought back into the electoral process to “instil confidence”.Referring to the Haryana assembly election results, which defied exit polls predictions in Congress’s…

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