New Delhi, Feb. 12 -- Congress MP Pramod Tiwari on Wednesday welcomed the Supreme Court's direction to the Election Commission of India to refrain from erasing or reloading data during the verification process of the Electronic Voting Machines (EVM).

"I welcome the Supreme Court's observation on this. There is a dispute, and if you delete the data, how will the truth and facts come to light? It is necessary to leave it in the same state. The SC should call experts to examine what has happened and what possibilities exist; only then can the court arrive at a decision," Tiwari told ANI.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Election Commission of India to file its response on the pleas seeking verification of the burnt memory and symbol ...