Will continue to fight for transparency in election process: Naidu
Team Udayavani, May 7, 2019, 6:38 PM IST
New Delhi: After the Supreme Court junked some opposition parties’ review plea for 50 per cent VVPAT verification in the Lok Sabha polls, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday said he would not give up the fight for transparency in the election process.
Twenty-one opposition leaders, including Naidu, National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah, CPI leader D Raja and Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi, had filed a plea seeking review of the apex court’s April 8 order directing the Election Commission to increase random matching of VVPAT slips with EVMs to five polling booths per assembly segment.
The opposition parties had demanded that the number be raised to 50 per cent of total booths.
The Election Commission should be responsible for the honest execution of the Supreme Court’s April 8 order. In case of any discrepancy, voter verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) slips should be matched with EVM results in the entire constituency, the Telugu Desam Party chief said.
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