EC acted in casual manner in moving EVMs to strong room: Cong

The Congress in Goa Wednesday said it was "shocked and surprised" at the "casual and negligent manner" in which the Election Commission moved the EVMs to the strong room after the Lok Sabha polls and three Assembly bypolls in the state got over on Tuesday.

The party said the EC should take all the necessary measures to secure the EVMs with proper safety protocol.

In response, the poll watchdog, however, said it took all the necessary precautions in transportation of EVMs and other poll material.

Polling for two Lok Sabha and three State Assembly segments in Goa was held on Tuesday.

In a release issued late Wednesday night, Sunil Kawathankar, chief spokesman of Goa Congress, said, "We are shocked and surprised at the casual and negligent manner in which the Election Commission has treated the process of moving the EVMs to the strong room, specially in North Goa, where some EVMs reached the strong room today evening."