Voters will suffer electric shock on pressing 2nd EVM button: Kawasi Lakhma

Chhattisgarh Congress MLA Kawasi Lakhma kicked up a storm after telling his audience at an election rally at Korar, Kanker district, that voters would get an electric shock if they pressed the second button on the electronic voting machine (EVM). Members of the state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party lost no time attacking the 61-year-old, five-time MLA, threatening to take up the matter with the Election Commission. Lakhma is considered a Congress stalwart from the region and is the excise, commerce and industry minister. Polls are being held in three phases in Chhattisgarh.

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