Lucknow April 29 (IANS) Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday again questioned the credibility of electronic voting machines (EVMs) after the state police found a chip-like device used in stealing petrol.
When petrol can be stolen with the help of a remote through a chip without any internet connection then EVMs too. Need to stop the wrong use of technology the Samajwadi Party President tweeted.
Yadav s remarks came two days after the Special Task Force (STF) in Lucknow raided several petrol pumps and found them using a chip board like device inside the dispensing machines for petrol theft.
The chorus against EVMs has gained momentum after the recently held assembly elections in five states with Arvind Kejriwal s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Mayawati s Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) spearheading a campaign on the issue.
The Election Commission however has said the machines can t be tampered with.
On April 15 Yadav also demanded an answer from the EC over the controversy on tampering of EVMs.
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Akhilesh Yadav again questions credibility of EVMs
