Soon after the Uttar Pradesh election result, BSP supremo Mayawati on Tuesday alleged in the Rajya Sabha that Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) have been tampered during the polls.
“Representatives should be of people’s choice and not that of EVMs,” she said, raising the issue during Zero Hour. “Democracy is being murdered,” added Mayawati. Meanwhile, members of the treasury department yelled in opposition. Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said: “People’s mandate should be honored.”
However, the Deputy Chairman P.J. Kurien to take control over the matter said that the matter on electoral reforms was scheduled to be discussed on Wednesday. Kurien also assured the Congress’ Digvijay Singh that his demand for a discussion on the conduct of Goa Governor Mridula Sinha was “being examined seriously”.
