The electoral commission affirmed that the EVMS are “absolutely robust and inviolable”
New Delhi:
In the context of some leaders questioning the reliability of EVMs, the Election Commission (EC) said on Tuesday that the machines are “absolutely robust and tamper-free”.
After the ruling NDA took the lead of the opposition Grand Alliance in polling trends for Bihar on Tuesday, Congress leader Udit Raj raised questions about the reliability of EVDs, asking why the machines can’t be hacked if the satellites can be controlled from Earth.
But another congressional leader, Karti Chidambaram, said the electronic voting machine (EVM) system is robust, accurate and reliable.
“That has always been my point of view. I stand by it. There have been doubts about the EVM of all political parties, especially when the results do not go in their favor. has scientifically proven its claims. As a result of any election, it is time to stop blaming the EVM. In my experience, the EVM system is robust, accurate and reliable, “he tweeted.
Responding to a question about the doubts raised by some politicians, Deputy Election Commissioner for EVD Sudip Jain told reporters here that the machines are absolutely robust and tamper-proof.
“It has been clarified time and time again that EVMs are absolutely robust and tamper-proof. Even the Supreme Court has upheld their integrity more than once,” he said.
Mr. Jain recalled that in 2017, the commission proposed an “EVM challenge” to political parties.
“The integrity of EVD is absolutely beyond question and does not merit further clarification,” he said.
Udit Raj asked if Donald Trump could have lost in the US presidential election if EVDs had been used.
“If the direction of the satellites to Mars and the Moon can be controlled from Earth, then why can’t EVM be hacked,” he wrote on Twitter.
“If there had been an election in America with EVMs, could Trump have lost,” he asked.
Udit Raj is the national spokesperson for the Congress Party. He is a former deputy of the Delhi BJP.
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