New Delhi, 09 March 2022

As per news report of NDTV, speaking to reporters last evening, Varanasi's Commissioner Deepak Agarwal appeared to accept that there was a lapse in protocol in the movement of EVMs. However, he insisted that the vote machines in question were only for training purposes. "If you talk about the protocol for the movement of EVMs, there was a lapse in the protocol, I accept that. But I can guarantee you, it is impossible to take away machines used in voting," Mr Agarwal said, explaining that there were CCTV cameras, security guards and political party representatives at counting centres. "Political party workers can even sit outside the centres to keep an eye," added the Commissioner. The Samajwadi Party shared the comment on Twitter and said it was an admission that protocol was not followed.

Source - NDTV

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