What is better?
Issue is too important to be either blindly accepted or completely ignored. And it is important because of what is at state - Fairness of election process which is root of democracy.
One can raise doubts but should not make allegations without evidence. It is true that with growing times use of technology is right thing to do. At the same time it is necessary to ensure and assure flawlessness and fairness. One must not forget that there are many countries which have the capacity to do through EVM but do through Ballot Paper.
We must continue with EVM but to ensure and assure flawlessness and fairness we need to take certain steps.
1. Periodic audit of the system by independent internationally reputed body.
2. VVPAT must uniformly across nation.
3. Random checks during elections
4. Collection of VVPAT papers within voting booth in ballot boxes in some test constituencies. These constituencies must not be decided beforehand and every party must be given right to select some on the day of election. These VVPAT papers can then be manually counted and tally with e-counting of votes.
Let there be no doubt about fairness of elections. Do not brush aside complaints. On the other hand take complaints seriously and improve system beyond doubt.
Issue is too important to be either blindly accepted or completely ignored. And it is important because of what is at state - Fairness of election process which is root of democracy.
One can raise doubts but should not make allegations without evidence. It is true that with growing times use of technology is right thing to do. At the same time it is necessary to ensure and assure flawlessness and fairness. One must not forget that there are many countries which have the capacity to do through EVM but do through Ballot Paper.
We must continue with EVM but to ensure and assure flawlessness and fairness we need to take certain steps.
1. Periodic audit of the system by independent internationally reputed body.
2. VVPAT must uniformly across nation.
3. Random checks during elections
4. Collection of VVPAT papers within voting booth in ballot boxes in some test constituencies. These constituencies must not be decided beforehand and every party must be given right to select some on the day of election. These VVPAT papers can then be manually counted and tally with e-counting of votes.
Let there be no doubt about fairness of elections. Do not brush aside complaints. On the other hand take complaints seriously and improve system beyond doubt.
