The petitioners said the poll panel has failed to issue any such policy, leaving the procedure for burnt memory verification unclear.According to the petition, the current Standard Operating Procedure (SoP) issued by the Election Commission only involves basic diagnostic tests and mock polls, without scrutinising the burnt memory for tampering.The role of engineers from Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL) and Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL), the manufacturers of EVMs, is reportedly limited to counting VVPAT slips during the mock poll.The petition said this approach prevents a thorough examination of the machines’ integrity.Dalal and Singla said their petition did not challenge the election results but sought a robust mechanism for EVM verification.Separate election petitions challenging the results are already pending before the Punjab and Haryana High Court.The petitioners have urged the Supreme Court to direct the ECI to conduct the verification exercise within eight weeks.The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 48 out of 90 assembly seats in the recently held elections in Haryana
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