Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has demanded the use of VVPAT with all electronic voting machines (EVMs) for the upcoming civic polls.
The VVPAT is a machine that dispenses a slip with the symbol of the party a person votes for. The slip drops into a box, but the voter cannot take it away.
‘Child can hack EVMs’
After meeting the State Election Commissioner on Friday, Mr. Kejriwal told the media that the AAP had asked the election body to postpone the civic polls by a month or two until arrangements are made to use VVPAT-equipped EVMs.
Mr. Kejriwal alleged that redundant pre-2006 EVMs, which had been junked and could be hacked by a child, were going to be used in the April 23 polls. “The Commissioner said he will write to the Chief Election Commissioner. But there is one week left for the polls. There’s no possibility of replacing the machines or bringing in VVPAT machines. I have asked him to postpone elections by a month or two,” Mr. Kejriwal said.
