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AAP seeks imposition of restrictions on activities around EVMs

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday appealed to Chief Electoral Officer Punjab to completely restrict any sort of activity within…

AAP seeks imposition of restrictions on activities around EVMs

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The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday appealed to Chief Electoral Officer Punjab to completely restrict any sort of activity within the premises where Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) are stored in the state.

AAP state convener Gurpreet Singh Waraich, legal cell convener Himmat Singh Shergill and dialogue committee chairman Kanwar Sandhu in a joint statement said that after the incident of Patiala where District Returning Officer (DRO) allowed to shift old EVMs lying in same complex where assembly poll EVMs are stored, the possibility of sabotage can’t be ruled out.

They said that even though the Election Commission has clarified that EVMs removed by district officials were those used in the Municipal Corporation elections, it was an unusual and suspected action. The AAP leaders said that district authorities had no business to enter the complex till the time election process is not completed.

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AAP leader said that about 15,000 AAP volunteers were monitoring the EVMs and would stand guard to any attempt by ruling SAD-BJP alliance to alter the process. They said that Akali Dal leaders were frustrated over imminent defeat and they can go to any extent to sabotage the EVMs. They urged the EC not to allow any official to go beyond first circle of security.

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