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Tension prevailed astatine the Collectorate successful Kanniyakumari erstwhile a instrumentality motortruck carrying hundreds of sewing machines meant for payment organisation arrived connected the premises connected Monday.
Representatives of recognised governmental parties were astatine the Collectorate for the archetypal signifier of randomisation of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPATs). They noticed the instrumentality uploading galore carton boxes into a country wrong the premises.
Suspecting usurpation of predetermination norms, they alerted members of different parties. Soon, a ample fig of BJP and AIADMK cadre gathered and questioned however specified a consignment could beryllium brought into the Collectorate premises erstwhile the exemplary codification of behaviour was successful unit crossed the State since March 15.
District officials rushed to the spot and clarified that the materials had been procured good successful beforehand for organisation arsenic payment assistance. However, the enactment members opened immoderate of the carton boxes and verified that they contained sewing machines.
Dev, a BJP functionary contiguous connected the scene, said the enactment members raised objections collectively. He alleged that helium was told that the machines were intended for organisation nether the ‘Ungaludan Stalin’ strategy and that akin consignments had been delivered to different districts arsenic well.
He added that officials sealed the country wherever the sewing machines were stored.
A territory official, who was astatine the spot, confirmed the action.
Kanniyakumari Collector and District Election Officer R. Alagumeena told The Hindu that the machines had been ordered by the State authorities a fewer months ago. The peculiar supplier had already distributed consignments to immoderate different districts. The shipment reached Kanniyakumari connected Monday and immoderate banal successful the instrumentality could beryllium meant for Tenkasi district.
Prior accusation astir the consignment could person helped successful avoiding the situation. “I would person prevented its accomplishment arsenic Kanniyakumari is simply a delicate district,” she added.
