New Delhi, July 12: After senior BJP leader L K Advani recently raised doubts over effectiveness of EVMs by claiming that they are prone to malfunctioning and rigging, party chief Rajnath Singh on Sunday said the Election Commission should take cognizance of the matter.
“There has been demand for reverting back to ballot paper system from various quarters … I think that the Election Commission should take cognizance of the matter and in order to address doubts in the minds of people, it should rectify flaws in EVMs,” Singh said while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a BJP function here.
He added that if the Election Commission is not able to rectify problems in EVMs, then it should shift to the ballot paper system.
Singh also did not rule out the possibility of EVMs being prone to manipulation.
Advani had recently called for reverting back to the ballot paper system as he felt that EVMs were prone to rigging.
–Agencies