Goa, April 24 -- Even the voter verifiable paper audit trail has not satisfied the political parties and the electorate, who have raised doubts on the reliability of the machines. These doubts cannot be ignored, as across the country there have been instances of malfunctioning EVMs in all three phases of the Lok Sabha election that have been held so far. In Goa it was no different when the State voted in the third phase, as the evidence against the infallibility of the EVM has only increased.
Even if one of the machines malfunctions, develops a snag or in the pre-voting test provides a result that is not in conformity with the votes cast, it leads to doubts of their dependability. In Goa there were over 20 complaints of faulty EVMs, the hi...