Interacting with lawyers at VOC College in the district, Gandhi said that he started suspecting the functioning of the EVM only after the BJP government at the Centre denied permission to the Congress party members to check the machines. “I don’t believe EVMs are cent per cent secure as they are not accessible and are kept out of the reach of political parties,” he alleged.
Taking a dig at Rashtriya Swayam Seva Sangh (RSS), Gandhi said that the Sangh has destroyed the institutional balance in the country. He also urged the lawyers to defend the country from the “brutal attack” on its institutions and to restore democracy.
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