Barely a couple of hours after the second section of polling resulted in Assam, a video surfaced alleging that digital voting machines (EVMs) had been being transported within the automobile of BJP MLA from Patharkandi, Krishnendu Paul.
After the video was shared on-line, Congress chief Priyanka Gandhi referred to as for a critical re-evaluation of the usage of the voting machines by all nationwide events.
The Congress normal secretary additionally stated that the Election Commission wants to begin performing decisively on these complaints.
The video was shared on Twitter by an Assam-based journalist who claimed that the state of affairs was tense in  Patharkandi attributable to this incident.
According to the assertion launched by EC, the automobile which was registered for carrying EVM obtained indifferent from its convoy attributable to visitors congestion and inclement climate. The occasion instantly knowledgeable the sector officer concerning the state of affairs. While the officer tried to rearrange an alternate automobile, the polling officers determined to rearrange a automobile of their very own to succeed in the fabric receipt centre sooner as they had been within the custody of the EVMs. The occasion noticed a automobile passing by and boarded it with the EVM with out checking the possession. The automobile was stopped by a mob of fifty folks at Karimganj and stones had been hurled on the automobile.
After the official requested the mob, their chief alleged that EVM was being taken to be tampered with. Hearing the allegation they realised that one thing was mistaken and obtained to know that the automobile belonged to a BJP candidate Krishnenendu Paul.
(*4*), EC on Assam EVM situation
An FIR has been lodged on unknown individuals who attacked the automobile carrying the polled EVM.
“Further investigations are on about the sequence of events, the EVM was not tampered with during the crowd attack and is in the custody of the administration, sources told ANI.Â
The Election Commission of India has suspended four polling officials deputed in Karimganj who were involved in transporting EVM through a private vehicle after the matter came into light and the election has been canceled at the respective booth in Karimganj, Assam.
Soon after the video was shared online, opposition parties began accusing BJP of stealing EVMs and influencing votes.
Assam Congress chief Ripun Bora threatened that the party would boycott the election “if this open loot and rigging of EVMs do not cease instantly”.
Meanwhile, a voter turnout of about 77.21 per cent was recorded in the second phase of the assembly election in Assam on Thursday, April 1. The turnout fell when compared to 82.7 per cent in 2016. The polling reported incidents of violence in Sonai and Kalaigaon constituencies in which at least five people suffered injuries.
