Published 18:21 IST, December 16th 2024
Show How EVMs Can Be Hacked: TMC Not On Same Track As Key INDI Bloc Member Congress
TMC has taken a different stand on Opposition's EVM charge saying those raising questions on the election process must demonstrate how it can be hacked.

New Delhi: The Trinamool Congress, a key member of the INDI bloc, has taken a different line on the EVM issue from the alliance member Congress, which has repeatedly raised eyebrows on the elections outcome in states where it faced defeats.
Differing with the Congress over the EVM issue, Trinamool Congress MP and National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee termed allegations on the Electronic Voting Machines as ‘just random statements’ and demanded that people making such allegations should demonstrate how the EVMs can be “hacked”.
"The people who raise questions on EVM, if they have anything then they should go and show a demo to the Election Commission. If work is done properly at the time of EVM randomisation and the people who work on the booth check during mock polls and counting, then I don't think there is any substance in this allegation," he said.
"If still someone feels that EVMs can be hacked, then they should meet the Election Commission and show how EVMs can be hacked... Nothing can be done by just making random statements...," the TMC MP added.
Congress questioned election results in Haryana and Maharashtra
Earlier the Congress had raised doubts on the EVMs after the party lost the Haryana and Maharashtra Assembly elections. The party even met the Election commission raising doubts on the electoral process in Maharashtra
"EVM is a part of the election process. There are issues in the entire election machinery in the Maharashtra assembly elections and targeted manipulation has taken place...The results of the Maharashtra assembly elections are impossible. No one can understand them...We have raised questions on the entire election machinery which is very dangerous for democracy," Jairam Ramesh had told ANI on December 1.
Meanwhile, Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis on Monday took a jibe at the Congress alleging that the party only found faults with EVMs when they lost elections.
"Whenever the Congress party loses elections, instead of introspecting, they blame someone else. Unless they introspect, they will not win elections...When they (Congress) form governments in Karnataka, Jharkhand, there is no problem with EVMs, but when they lose Maharashtra, they blame EVMs," Fadnavis said.
The BJP has also raised questions on the credibility of the leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi.
Union Minister Pralhad Joshi told reporters, "Congress should try to realise it at least when people of INDI Alliance say this. They don't understand it when we say this but now even their allies are saying this...At least now they should understand, they should realise that they won't be able to go ahead with a leader like Rahul Gandhi. (West Bengal Chief Minister) Mamata Banerjee is also saying this, as NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar and (Samajwadi party chief) Akhilesh Yadav as well...," Joshi told reporters.
The Union Minister also underlined the importance of a strong opposition in a democracy.
"What I feel personally is, that the Congress party should realise themselves, they should understand what is their mistake, and they should introspect what is their problem. We also want constructive opposition. We do not want Congress or the Opposition completely weak. That is not what we want. Opposition is as important as ruling (government at the centre) in democracy...," he added.
With inputs from ANI
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Updated 18:21 IST, December 16th 2024