AL favours EVM use in next national polls

 

Live Correspondent: Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said that the ruling party was in favour of the use of electronic voting machines in the upcoming general elections.

‘The EVM use should be increased significantly in the forthcoming 12th national elections... This is loud and clear,’ he told reporters after attending a meeting, organised by the Election Commission, at Nirbachan Bhaban in Dhaka.

Obaidul, also the road transport and bridges minister, said that the AL thought that the EC’s acceptability, neutrality and capacity were important in holding a free and fair polls.

‘In addition, the EC needs to ensure its responsible and neutral attitude, ensure overall security and increase the EVM use in the elections,’ he said.

The AL general secretary said the AL also thinks that transparency and accountability have increased in holding polls due to the increase in the use of technology, including EVMs, in the EC’s activities.

The use of EVMs will stop vote rigging, the seizing of polling centres, election engineering and vote stealing.

Dhaka, 28 June (campuslive24.com)//BSC

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