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Elections should be held through ballot paper: Sharad Yadav

Yadav pointed out that many developed countries were using paper ballot. Attacking the Modi government over unemployment, Yadav said that the government claims were different from the reality

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Sharad Yadav

Sharad Yadav

Loktantrik Janata Dal (LJD) patron Sharad Yadav on Monday urged the Election Commission to clarify doubts regarding electronic voting machines (EVM) and demanded that elections should be held on ballot paper.

"There are doubts over the EVMs in the minds of the people. And despite the Supreme Court order of May 2017, the Commission has not fulfilled its promise over VVPATs," Yadav told the media here. He said people might not take part in elections fearing that EVMs were faulty. "Which is very dangerous. The elections should be held through ballot paper."

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