Here’s What the ECI Said in Response

A contemporary debate has begun in Karnataka, forward of the meeting elections, as the Congress raised questions over alleged malpractices by the digital voting machine. The social gathering additionally wrote to the Election Commission of India searching for solutions to its reservations about the use of EVMs.

Earlier, the Congress had claimed that greater than 14 political events, which have conveyed their issues over the efficacy of EVMs to the Election Commission, had been but to obtain a response. On Saturday, chief election commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar, who arrived in Bengaluru along with his group for a three-day go to on March 9, slammed the opposition for raking up the EVM situation forward of the elections.

Kumar stated any machine underwent numerous trials and examinations throughout its growth earlier than bringing it to operate or use. The CEC rubbished the allegations and stated there was not a single criticism in previous elections and, thus, and it shouldn’t be a priority for any social gathering about the place the EVMs come from.

“If a car comes from Maharashtra to Bengaluru, does it behave differently? It is a machine that has proved itself, it undergoes a technical examination. In the last five elections, there wasn’t even a single allegation on one of the EVMs. This is a settled issue and there is no point in raising it again. Doesn’t matter from where we get it – whether from Gujarat, Himachal or other states,” he stated.

He additional reminded the opposition events about first-level checking (FCL), which was not a hidden truth. As a part of the directives, the ECI conducts the FCL in each by-election and a common election that features all the advance checks to make sure a hassle-free election in the presence of representatives and their brokers.

“After the arrival of machines, there is something called FLC, which is carried out in the presence of all political parties. Every machine is randomised in the presence of candidates and their agents. So this poor machine doesn’t know where to go as it is a machine after all,” the CEC added.

However, the Karnataka Congress has not simply urged the ECI for early elections but additionally to make sure a free and honest election by saying the code of conduct at the earliest.

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