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Prime Minister Narendra Modi today attacked the Opposition bloc INDIA after the Supreme Court rejected requests for 100 per cent VVPAT verification of votes punched into electronic voting machines (EVMs).
The VVPAT machine is attached to the ballot unit of the EVM, and provides visual verification for the vote cast by a voter by printing a slip of paper with the voter’s choice on it. Why has the EC argued that it would not be possible to count all VVPAT slips during elections?
In a significant development this morning - as the country votes in the second phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha election - the Supreme Court has given Electronic Voting Machines, or EVMs, a big vote of confidence.
Writing his views in a separate verdict while concurring with the opinion of Justice Sanjiv Khanna, who was heading the bench, Justice Datta said the question of reverting to 'paper ballot system', on facts and in the circumstances, does not and cannot arise.
These judgments have played a pivotal role in shaping and strengthening India's democratic fabric, ensuring fairness, transparency and inclusivity in the electoral process.