Jairam Ramesh writes to CEC, seeks time for INDIA bloc team to put forward view on VVPATS

New Delhi: The General Secretary of the Indian National Congress (INC), Jairam Ramesh has written a letter to the Election Commission of India (ECI) and has requested the body for an appointment with three-four INDIA Bloc leaders with respect to the issue of Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT). The Congress veteran, in his letter, is seeking opportunity so that the INDIA Bloc leaders can explain their perspective on the use of the VVPATs. Jairam Ramesh believes that his request is a genuine, legitimate one and the letter was written on December 30, 2023.

As mentioned earlier, Congress General Secretary, Jairam Ramesh has written a letter to the Election Commission of India (ECI), seeking an appointment for INDIA Bloc leaders regarding the VVPATs Issue. The letter reads “…make a request for an opportunity for a 3-4 member team of INDIA party leaders to meet with you and your colleagues and talk a few minutes to put forward our point of view on VVPATs. Surely, this is a perfectly reasonable and legitimate request.”

In his letter, Jairam Ramesh has presented a timeline from August 9, 2023 to December 20, 2023, explaining the details of what all happened with respect to the EVM-related concerns of INDIA Parties. The contents of the letter are given below..