Congress steps up anti-EVM attack, charges Centre of delaying paper trail

Says that until paper trail in all EVMs become a reality, govt should have paper ballot

The Congress’s suspicion on electronic voting machines (EVMs) seems to be growing by the day as the Grand Old Party further hardened its stance against EVMs and accused the Centre of deliberately delaying paper trail facility in ballots. 

A day after prime minister Narendra Modi termed protests against EVMs manufactured and urged the Opposition not to make it a big issue, the Congress stepped up its attack on the government and accused the Centre of violating an October 2013 Supreme Court order to ensure foolproof polls through paper trail.

Citing the communication of chief election commissioner to the Centre recently, Congress asked