Former CM Siddaramaiah quotes Vartha Bharati report, says EVMs are tamperable
Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Assembly, Siddaramaiah, on Thursday quoted a special news story published in Vartha Bharati daily and said that EVM machines are tamperable and that it should be replaced by ballot papers during elections in the country.
Siddaramaiah demanded that the Election Commission should consider banning EVM machines from the election as a major section of the country has started doubting the credibility of the machines.
He was quoting a special front page story published in Vartha Bharati Newspaper dated October 24, a translated version of the English story carried by thequint.com
Siddaramaiah batted for ballot papers to be used in elections instead of EVM machines in elections.
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Mysterious blast outside house in J-K's Samba, no one injured
Jammu (PTI): A mysterious blast occurred in a village in the Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir early Monday, officials said.
The blast took place near the main gate of the residence of former sarpanch Jai Ram Sharma at Gawala Talab, some 10 km from the International Border in the Ghagwal sector around 2 am, the officials said.
They said the blast uprooted the gate and a portion of the boundary wall but caused no casualty.
A team of forensic experts visited the site and took samples from the scene to ascertain the cause of the explosion, they said.
Police have registered an FIR, the officials said, adding senior officers are on the scene and further investigation is on.
