EVMs are being tampered, EC should look into it: Akhilesh Yadav

LUCKNOW: Ahead of the counting of votes for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections on Thursday, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav alleged that the Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) were being tampered with to manipulate election results. According to Akhilesh Yadav, the EVMs were being tampered with as the BJP was scared that his party will win in Ayodhya. He also urged Election Commission to look into the issue.

"Samajwadi Party is winning Ayodhya that is why BJP is scared. Election Commission officials tampering with EVMs," Akhilesh said.

He also alleged that EVMs were being transported in Varanasi without informing the local candidates. "Exit polls want to create a perception that BJP is winning. This is the last fight for democracy. EVM is being transported without being informed to candidates. We need to be alert if EVMs are being transported this way. This is theft. We need to save our votes. We may go to court against it but before that, I want to appeal to people to save the democracy," he said. The SP chief also made similar allegations in a tweet.