Just two days earlier than counting of votes in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday alleged that a truck carrying Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) had been intercepted in Varanasi on Tuesday. The videos of the EVMs in the truck have long gone viral on social media and numerous opposition leaders have tweeted it.
However, the District Magistrate of Varanasi has issued a clarification. He said the EVMs, which are considered in the videos, had been not the ones used for balloting and are just being used for hands-on training, mentioned NDTV.
The DM additionally accused some political events of spreading rumours, and stated the EVMs used in the elections are all sealed in the strong room in the possession of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and there is CCTV surveillance which is being watched by using humans of all political parties.
Meanwhile, Akhilesh Yadav also accused the Varanasi DM of transporting EVMs without giving any records to neighborhood candidates. He urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to seem to be into it.
“Varanasi DM is transporting EVMs barring giving any statistics to neighborhood candidates. EC need to seem into it,” alleged the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister. “We need to be alert if EVMs are being transported this way. This is theft. We want to shop our votes. We may also go to court in opposition to it but earlier than that, I favor to enchantment to humans to save the democracy,” he added.
He further accused the Election Commission officers of tampering with the EVMs.
