New Delhi: A delegation of Aam Aadmi Party leaders on Tuesday met the Chief Election Commissioner here and sought an inquiry over the alleged breach of security of EVMs at strongrooms in Punjab, where polling was held recently. The delegation led by Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia submitted a memorandum alleging that there are “multiple instances of breach in EVMs’ safety” in the state, where the party is hopeful of forming government.
“We have submitted a memorandum to the Chief Election Commissioner where we have pointed out there has been security breaches in strongrooms where the EVMs are kept.
“We have also mentioned that the May 2015 notification of the EC, which lists out instructions regarding the storage, physical verification and movements of EVMs is not being complied with,” Sisodia said. Alleging that EVMs were moved out of a strongroom in Patiala he termed it “absolute violation of EC norms”.
