Mayawati says ‘EVM hacker’s claims put BJP directly in dock,’ demands ballot papers in Lok Sabha election 

Mayawati.

A day after a self-proclaimed US-based Indian cyberexpert claimed that the 2014 Lok Sabha elections were “rigged” through electronic voting machines, the Bahujan Samaj Party chief, Mayawati, on Tuesday, demanded to use ballot paper instead of EVMs in the upcoming general election.

In a statement, in Lucknow, the BSP leader said, “The latest revelations have made the doubts on the EVMs more serious. It is better under such conditions that the future elections, especially the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, be conducted using ballot papers which can be verified at three levels unlike the EVMs.”

She also demanded the Election Commission to take strong note of the issue and added that the latest “revelations” are most sensational and expose the “conspiracy” of the BJP. She also claimed that the people have also started to feel that their votes are being continuously “looted” in an organized manner.

She alleged, “This has directly put the BJP in the dock, but the central government is unlikely to take any positive step to address the issue because of its egoistical and stubborn attitude.”

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