Absence of law on social media an issue: Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa

'So far, nobody has been able to prove tampering of EVMs', said Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa

The Election Commission (EC) might have to deal with cases of surrogate advertising in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, says Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa. In an interaction with Arup Roychoudhury & Neha Alawadhi, Lavasa says there is no doubt on the credibility of electronic voting machines (EVMs), and that all social media platforms have given their commitment to the EC to take steps towards ensuring free and fair elections. Edited excerpts:

How are you going to deal with surrogate advertising, especially on social media? How can you tell private people not to do this type of advertising, without impinging on