Bengaluru, Jan. 3 -- Senior Congress leader BK Hariprasad on Friday launched a sharp attack on the credibility of a recent survey on voter trust in Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in Karnataka, alleging that it was conducted by government-linked agencies and lacked transparency, independence and statistical rigour.

Reacting to the survey findings, Hariprasad questioned both the commissioning authority and the agency that carried out the exercise. "This survey is commissioned through government-linked agencies, right? It is not an independent constitutional or judicial body," he said. He further alleged that the individual who conducted the survey, Dr Subramaniam, is associated with the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) and runs an NGO whos...