New Delhi, May 22 (TIWN): A day after the Opposition parties approached the Election Commission regarding verification of VVPATs, the poll watchdog rejected their demand. The 22 Opposition leaders had drawn attention to reports of what they called suspicious EVM movements thereby demanding verification of VVPAT slips before the counting of votes and not later. The poll body, however, had dismissed the allegation adding that the EVMs were “absolutely safe” in strongrooms.