["The Election Commission of India has called an all-party meeting on May 12 to discuss allegations of the tampering of the electronic voting machines (EVMs) made by a number of Opposition parties, including the Congress." (Source: <http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/evm-tampering-all-party-meet/1/945247.html>.)
One can only hope that demand put forward in the resolution passed by the Delhi assembly asking for VVPATs to be used in all future elections and tallying of votes polled in 25 per cent randomly-selected booths with the paper trail generated by VVPAT machines will be conceded by the EC without any further fuss. And, the Union Government to release necessary funds in a timely manner.] I/II. http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/delhi-assembly-passes-resolution-on-use-of-evms-with-paper-trail/404475.html Posted at: May 9, 2017, 8:44 PM; last updated: May 9, 2017, 8:45 PM (IST) Delhi Assembly passes resolution on use of EVMs with paper trail Delhi Chief Minister and AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal arrives to attend the special session of Delhi Assembly in New Delhi on Tuesday. PTI New Delhi, May 9 ***The Delhi Assembly on Tuesday passed a resolution urging President Pranab Mukherjee and the Election Commission to ensure that EVMs with Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) are used in all future elections.*** [Emphasis added.] ***The resolution also called for tallying of votes polled in 25 per cent randomly-selected booths with the paper trail generated by VVPAT machines.*** [Emphasis added.] Speaking during the one-day special session of the assembly, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia claimed it is possible to hack EVMs in less than 90 seconds. He dubbed EVM-tampering as a "conspiracy to murder democracy". Sisodia said the issue of tampering of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) cannot be brushed aside by merely terming it a technical snag. Urging all political parties to take the issue of EVM-tampering seriously, Sisodia said the election process was the very foundation of democracy and must be protected. Giving an example of a municipal ward in Chattarpur area where Aam Aadmi Party candidate lost by two votes, Sisodia said there was a difference in the number of polled votes as per the data shared by the Election Commission and the data from the EVM machines. “How is it possible if there is no issue with the EVMs?” The Deputy Chief Minister also said AAP MLA Saurabh Bharadwaj had demonstrated in the house "how EVMs can be hacked in 90 seconds", adding that it is a serious threat to the electoral process. On criticism that the EVM used for the demonstration was just a model, Sisodia asked the Election Commission to offer machines lying with it and then the AAP will prove how these can be hacked. — IANS II. http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/after-ec-questions-delhi-assembly-evm-hacking-demo-aap-dares-give-us-a-real-machine/1/949603.html After Election Commission rejects Delhi Assembly EVM hacking demo, AAP dares: Give a real machine The AAP has dared the Election Commission to provide it with a real EVM after party MLA Saurabh Bharadwaj gave a hacking demo with a dummy voting machine in the Delhi Assembly. IndiaToday.in | Edited by Shashank Shantan New Delhi, May 9, 2017 | UPDATED 18:39 IST HIGHLIGHTS 1AAP asks Election Commission to provide it with real EVMs. 2AAP MLA gives a live demo on EVM hacking with dummy machine in Delhi Assembly. 3EC has called an all-party meeting to discuss EVM hacking issue. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has dared the Election Commission to provide it with an original Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) after the central poll panel raised questions over the party's live demo of voting machine hacking in Delhi Assembly today. AAP MLA Saurabh Bharadwaj presented a demonstration during the Assembly's special session to hack an EVM. However, the voting machine the Greater Kailash MLA used was a dummy of what the Election Commission actually uses during polling. "Hum toh keh rahe hain aap apni EVM dijiye, motherboard change karna hai...90 second lagte hain (We are asking the Election Commission to provide us a real EVM. It takes just 90 seconds to change the motherboard of the machine.)," Arvind Kejriwal told reporters. The Aam Aadmi Party said it will participate in the May 12 all party meeting called by the Election Commission to discuss the issue concerning EVMs. The party said it will ask the commission to announce a date for hackathon so that it can prove that EVMs can be tampered with. Bhardwaj claimed that anyone knowing a 'secret code' can tamper with the EVMs and the code can be fed into the machine while casting vote. The Election Commission has time and again rubbished allegations that EVMs can be programmed to favour any particular party. Last week, the Election Commission had said that it will hold an open hackathon for people to try and hack the voting machines in the last week of May. however, dates for the hackathon are yet to be announced. Last month, the central poll panel had said it may invite experts, scientists, technocrats, and representatives of political parties to hack the machines, which it claims are tamper-proof. The Election Commission had announced a similar challenge in 2009 and no one could hack the EVMs. WATCH: Full Delhi Assembly session where AAP demonstrated EVM 'hacking' [Video] -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
