Says CEC Nurul Huda

EC won’t backtrack from use of EVMs

EC won’t backtrack from use of EVMs

Dhaka, Nov 23 (Just News): Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda today said the Election Commission (EC) will not backtrack from its decision to use electronic voting machines (EVMs) in the 11th parliamentary elections scheduled to be held on December 30.

“There is no legal bar to use EVMs in the elections,” CEC Huda said emerging from a programme at the Nirbachan Bhaban in Dhaka's Agargaon this morning.

His remarks came a day after Jatiya Oikyafront threatened to sue the EC and the government, if EVMs are used in the elections.

Arguing in favour of the use of EVMs in the polls, CEC Huda said use of EVMs will make the elections easier and more transparent.

“The system will save time and it is less expensive,” he said adding “I invite those who are opposing the system to send their technical team and we believe we will be able to convince them".

"We will use it on a small scale and the decision on it will be taken in a day or two."

Saying that EVM is a tool for rigging the election, major opposition alliance Oikyafront has been opposing the use of the machine in the upcoming national elections.