Why AP Chief Secretary wanted to speak to all Collectors & SPs?
Furthermore, it must be pointed out that political parties had raised serious concerns on the safety of EVMs in strong rooms across AP. Hence leaders of several parties including Kanna Lakshminarayana of BJP have appealed to the Election Commission for strengthening the security around the strong rooms across the state. Apparently, YSRCP leaders have repeatedly flagged the issue of security of EVMs. Hence the clamor being made by the TDP led by Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu himself on EVMs claiming falsely that 30% of the machines had malfunctioned on April 11, is giving rise to doubts about the TDP's likely course of action.
Moreover, the TDP supreme has been harping on the EVMs preparing the ground for his likely defeat, observers say. Apparently, in the light of all these developments, the chief secretary's video conference with Collectors and SPs gains added significance.