On Monday, the Supreme Court of India issued notices to the Election Commission (EC) and the Centre in response to a writ petition that seeks a mandatory cross-verification of votes counted in Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) with a complete count of Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips. The petition, which aims to ensure the integrity of the electoral process, has prompted the Court to seek responses from the EC and the Centre. The Congress party has lauded this move as an 'important first step' towards electoral transparency. The plea, filed by an NGO, is set to be heard by the Supreme Court next week, ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
The Supreme Court said it would hear a plea by an NGO seeking cross-verification of the votes cast in EVMs with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) next week. https://t.co/U8T3WIt26N
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The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the EC on a writ petition seeking a direction to mandatorily cross-verify the count in EVMs with votes verifiably recorded as cast by counting all VVPAT slips. https://t.co/A5s4tmT1HV