A controversy erupted in Bihar’s Samastipur on Saturday after a video surfaced showing a large number of Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) slips scattered along a roadside. The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) alleged that the slips were ejected from Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).

The district administration, however, clarified that the slips were from a mock poll conducted before polling on Thursday and not from actual voting. Samastipur District Magistrate (DM) Roshan Kushwaha said a probe revealed that excess slips were cut after the mock poll, but some were found without being shredded.

“We inspected the spot and found that the slips were from the mock poll. Some of them were not shredded properly. The EVM numbers will help us identify the polling staff responsible, and ac

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