MYSURU: Voicing his suspicions over the credibility of Congress’ Tanveer Sait’s victory from Narasimharaja (NR) constituency in the town, BJP’s candidate from the constituency S Satheesh aka Sandesh Swamy, alleged that the former minister had hired hackers to rig the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).
Swamy mentioned that a group of hackers had met with leaders of all political events, providing to hack the EVMs. “While different applicants snubbed them, Sait agreed to take their lend a hand to emerge victorious,” he added.
Alleging that Sait had used dubious measures to add names illegally to the electoral rolls, Swamy mentioned, “Around 50,000 names were added to the voters’ list for this election. There were 2,11,549 voters in the constituency in 2013, however the quantity rose to two,61,402 simply earlier than the election. We brought this issue to the eye of the Election Commission, but it used to be no longer investigated. We need the EC to seem into issues relating the electoral rolls, and hacking of EVMs.”
Swamy opined that there used to be little chance of Sait polling 62,000 votes in the constituency. “We may just sense an anti-Tanveer wave wherever we went out to campaign and people accused him of failing to develop the constituency. Along together with his supporters, he is speculated to have even attacked a journalist. How can he safe as many votes in spite of all this?” Swamy requested.
Echoing these suspicions, Abdul Azeez, who contested the elections as a JD(S) candidate from the constituency, mentioned that a hacker, Venkatesh had approached him, and offered to rig the EVMs in his favour. “The team demanded Rs 5 crore, however I used to be busy with the campaign and didn't pay any heed. But, when the effects were announced, I used to be astonished to see my vote percentage,” Azeez mentioned.
Azeezs mentioned that he had attempted to trace Venkatesh with the help of his supporters, and hand him over to NR police.
Meanwhile, Congress leader MK Somashekar, who misplaced the Krishnaraja seat to SA Ramadas, too alleged tampering of EVMs. “A team of four persons are mentioned to have hacked EVMs in NR and KR constituencies. I'm beginning to doubt the entire election process in the gentle of those traits,” Somashekar mentioned.
However, Mysuru deputy commissioner Abiram Shankar pushed aside these allegations. “It is not possible to hack EVMs and the VVPAT machines. These allegations are unfounded,” he mentioned.
City police commissioner A Subramanyeshwar Rao mentioned, “These applicants seem to be making these allegations since they've misplaced the elections. No case has been registered and no one has been arrested or taken into custory.”
Swamy mentioned that a group of hackers had met with leaders of all political events, providing to hack the EVMs. “While different applicants snubbed them, Sait agreed to take their lend a hand to emerge victorious,” he added.
Alleging that Sait had used dubious measures to add names illegally to the electoral rolls, Swamy mentioned, “Around 50,000 names were added to the voters’ list for this election. There were 2,11,549 voters in the constituency in 2013, however the quantity rose to two,61,402 simply earlier than the election. We brought this issue to the eye of the Election Commission, but it used to be no longer investigated. We need the EC to seem into issues relating the electoral rolls, and hacking of EVMs.”
Swamy opined that there used to be little chance of Sait polling 62,000 votes in the constituency. “We may just sense an anti-Tanveer wave wherever we went out to campaign and people accused him of failing to develop the constituency. Along together with his supporters, he is speculated to have even attacked a journalist. How can he safe as many votes in spite of all this?” Swamy requested.
Echoing these suspicions, Abdul Azeez, who contested the elections as a JD(S) candidate from the constituency, mentioned that a hacker, Venkatesh had approached him, and offered to rig the EVMs in his favour. “The team demanded Rs 5 crore, however I used to be busy with the campaign and didn't pay any heed. But, when the effects were announced, I used to be astonished to see my vote percentage,” Azeez mentioned.
Azeezs mentioned that he had attempted to trace Venkatesh with the help of his supporters, and hand him over to NR police.
Meanwhile, Congress leader MK Somashekar, who misplaced the Krishnaraja seat to SA Ramadas, too alleged tampering of EVMs. “A team of four persons are mentioned to have hacked EVMs in NR and KR constituencies. I'm beginning to doubt the entire election process in the gentle of those traits,” Somashekar mentioned.
However, Mysuru deputy commissioner Abiram Shankar pushed aside these allegations. “It is not possible to hack EVMs and the VVPAT machines. These allegations are unfounded,” he mentioned.
City police commissioner A Subramanyeshwar Rao mentioned, “These applicants seem to be making these allegations since they've misplaced the elections. No case has been registered and no one has been arrested or taken into custory.”
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