The Hindu Morning Digest - April 27, 2024
The HinduLok Sabha polls | About 61% turnout in Phase II; polling largely peaceful Polling for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections in 88 constituencies across 13 States was largely peaceful on Friday, with the voter turnout put at nearly 61%. SC thumbs-up for EVMs, declines plea to revive paper ballot The Supreme Court on April 26 upheld the electronic voting machine system of polling and refused a plea to revive paper ballots, saying “blind distrust” of an institution or a system breeds unwarranted skepticism and impedes progress. Human error can occur in EVM-VVPAT system: Supreme Court Human errors are possible in the Electronic Voting Machine-Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail system of polling, the Supreme Court acknowledged in a judgment on April 26. After Supreme Court’s ‘tight slap’ to Opposition in EVM case, they should apologise for creating distrust: PM Modi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 26 termed the Supreme Court judgement on electronic voting machines as a “tight slap” to Opposition parties, including the Congress. Human errors can occur in EVM-VVPAT system, but manual deals with them: SC Human errors are possible in the Electronic Voting Machine-Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail system of polling, the Supreme Court acknowledged in a judgment on April 26.