There are serious speculations about the tampering of EVMs. The benefits outweigh the risks of being open to manipulations. Time and again, demonstrations have shown the vulnerability of these machines. Many developed nations across the world have given up their use.
The government with a brute majority is not likely to concede to overwhelming demands of scrapping and replacing them with ballot papers. If time is a constraint, then counting of VVPAT should be insisted upon to verify the votes. It is said that four directors of the manufacturers of EVMs are directly connected with the ruling party, and that factor enhances doubts about safety.
