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EVMs - Are they defective?
Show how EVMs can be tampered with, EC tells parties
NEW DELHI,1 AUG: In the wake of objections by some political parties to the use of Electronic Voting Machines, the Election Commission today asked anti-EVM lobbyists to demonstrate before it how the machines could be tampered with.
“While the Commission completely rejects the contention regarding fallibility of the EVMs, it has now decided to go the extra distance by inviting all those who have expressed reservations about the machine to come and demonstrate the points made in their allegations,” the EC said.
The Commission said the demonstration would be done from next week in the presence of a group of technical experts as well as engineers representing the EVM manufacturers.The development comes against the backdrop of Supreme Court last week asking parties to approach the EC with their complaints. The apex court had made the observation while declining to entertain a PIL questioning the functioning of EVMs.
The EC noted that similar petitions have been filed before the Madras High Court, the Bombay High Court and the High Court of Madhya Pradesh pertaining to the possibility of tampering of EVMs.
“The EC remains entirely satisfied that EVMs cannot be tampered with. These are fully tamper-proof,” the EC said in its press note. pti
We have a saying in Hindi -
"Nach na jane angan ter" meaning
You don't know how to dance so you blame the floors unevenness.
It is all those political parties who lost in the last elections that are blaming the EVMs.
The general public were satisfied with the performance.
Since the losers could not rig the elections by casting false votes, they are blaming the machines.
I fully agree with our election Commission.
Let them prove that the machines can be tampered before withdrawing them.
NEW DELHI,1 AUG: In the wake of objections by some political parties to the use of Electronic Voting Machines, the Election Commission today asked anti-EVM lobbyists to demonstrate before it how the machines could be tampered with.
“While the Commission completely rejects the contention regarding fallibility of the EVMs, it has now decided to go the extra distance by inviting all those who have expressed reservations about the machine to come and demonstrate the points made in their allegations,” the EC said.
The Commission said the demonstration would be done from next week in the presence of a group of technical experts as well as engineers representing the EVM manufacturers.The development comes against the backdrop of Supreme Court last week asking parties to approach the EC with their complaints. The apex court had made the observation while declining to entertain a PIL questioning the functioning of EVMs.
The EC noted that similar petitions have been filed before the Madras High Court, the Bombay High Court and the High Court of Madhya Pradesh pertaining to the possibility of tampering of EVMs.
“The EC remains entirely satisfied that EVMs cannot be tampered with. These are fully tamper-proof,” the EC said in its press note. pti
We have a saying in Hindi -
"Nach na jane angan ter" meaning
You don't know how to dance so you blame the floors unevenness.
It is all those political parties who lost in the last elections that are blaming the EVMs.
The general public were satisfied with the performance.
Since the losers could not rig the elections by casting false votes, they are blaming the machines.
I fully agree with our election Commission.
Let them prove that the machines can be tampered before withdrawing them.
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