How rather more clear can one be, requested Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Tuesday as he once more underlined that the EVMs or voting machines are secure and strong, questioning if there’s any instance anyplace within the nation the place there’s a lot thrust on disclosure and participation.
“Matlab kitni baar (What number of occasions)? Anyway,” stated the Chief Election Commissioner because the EVM query was put to him but once more.
Within the simply concluded polls, the Congress had alleged tampering of EVMs in some Haryana seats the place machines with various battery power gave out totally different outcomes.
“It (EVM) has a single use battery which can be utilized for 5-7 days. It is like a calculator battery. We now have made a provision. It’s initially marked as its 99 per cent and charged. It could possibly differ primarily based on distinction of voltage. When it drops to five.8%, it offers a sign that it’s about to die,” stated Mr Kumar underscoring that the system is foolproof, dismissing rumours that the machine will be hacked into.
The batteries are placed on the day the machines (EVMs) are commissioned and never earlier than, he stated. The EVMs should not related, therefore they can not be hacked into, stated the highest ballot officer as he introduced the dates for Maharashtra and Jharkhand polls.
“I’ve defined it many occasions. It’s going to take time however let me clarify once more. Earlier than 5-6 months of polls, checking begins. At each step of EVM course of, political events or their brokers are current. We put a brand new battery and after sealing there are signatures of the agent. There is a three-layer of safety together with CAPF and observers. The method is videographed. The EVM numbers are additionally shared. When polls are over, even then we take signatures. How rather more can we present? On counting day, it goes inside barricading. There is a provision for objecting to any of this at any stage which has not occurred,” stated the Chief Election Commissioner.
Earlier, Congress chief Pawan Khera stated that the social gathering had despatched an inventory of 20 seats through which the candidates had submitted their written and verbal complaints over the EVM counting votes within the Haryana Meeting elections.
“We now have despatched an inventory of 20 seats to the Election Fee concerning which our candidates have submitted written and verbal complaints of 99 per cent battery cost. This challenge was raised on the day of counting…This can be a unusual coincidence that the machines which displayed 99 per cent battery cost have been those on which Congress was principally made to lose. The machines with 60-70 per cent battery cost are those on which Congress received. Why did this occur?” stated Mr Khera talking to information company ANI.
Citing the outcomes over the past 10-15 elections, Mr Kumar stated it might probably’t be that when outcomes do not go your manner you begin elevating questions.
“Kitna dikhayenge, kaun dikhata hai itna bataiye. Koi ek course of comparative bataiye poori nation essential jahan public disclosure, disclosure, disclosure, participation, participation itna adkhik ho. Koi ek bataiye course of (How rather more clear can we be, you inform me. Inform me about one comparative course of the place there’s a lot public disclosure and participation. You present me one course of),” he stated.