AMARAVATI: Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday stated the Election Commission has to clear people's doubts over the functioning of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and take all steps to deliver transparency in the machine.
The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief wondered what objection the ballot frame has over the call for of the opposition events for ensuring transparency in the behavior of the polls by way of matching 50 in step with cent of VVPAT slips with the votes recorded in the EVMs.
A day after the opposition events led by way of Naidu determined to record a assessment petition in the Supreme Court for counting of 50 in step with cent VVPAT slips, Naidu addressed a news convention here to focus on the Election Commission (EC) again for its stubbornness over use EVMs with out taking ok measures to prevent their manipulation.
He alleged that the EC tried to mislead the apex court docket by way of filing a false affidavit pointing out that it is going to take six days to depend VVPAT.
Naidu stated his struggle over EVMs would now not forestall here, but he would go to other states, meet leaders of alternative events and address conferences to create consciousness.
He stated opposition events would have to get ready an action plan to release a peoples' agitation in opposition to the angle of the Election Commission, announcing this was once a democratic compulsion.
"When we are showing how EVMs can be manipulated and tampered with, they are doing politics. Instead of clearing the doubts, they are launching counter-attack," stated Naidu in an obtrusive connection with EC's objection to inclusion of Hari Prasad Vemuru, who is an accused in a case of alleged EVM theft, in the TDP delegation that known as at the ballot frame officials.
Referring to the polling for Assembly and Lok Sabha elections held in Andhra Pradesh on April 11, Naidu stated he never noticed such badly oraganised polls. "Their own Chief Electoral Officer could not cast the vote. People voted till 4 a.m. the next day," he stated.
He additionally claimed that VVPATs have been exhibiting slips just for three seconds as an alternative of 7 seconds as claimed by way of the EC.
He rubbished the allegations of his political opponents that he's raising the doubts on EVMs out of worry of defeat. Claiming that there was once an undercurrent in TDP's favour, he stated the party would win 150 seats in 175-member Assembly.
He reiterated that handiest 18 out of 190 countries have been the use of EVMs. He stated EVMs will also be manipulated by way of several manner as technology was once now not up to date. He additionally claimed that there was once no provision for any audit of EVMs, either when it comes to device or hardware.
The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief wondered what objection the ballot frame has over the call for of the opposition events for ensuring transparency in the behavior of the polls by way of matching 50 in step with cent of VVPAT slips with the votes recorded in the EVMs.
A day after the opposition events led by way of Naidu determined to record a assessment petition in the Supreme Court for counting of 50 in step with cent VVPAT slips, Naidu addressed a news convention here to focus on the Election Commission (EC) again for its stubbornness over use EVMs with out taking ok measures to prevent their manipulation.
He alleged that the EC tried to mislead the apex court docket by way of filing a false affidavit pointing out that it is going to take six days to depend VVPAT.
Naidu stated his struggle over EVMs would now not forestall here, but he would go to other states, meet leaders of alternative events and address conferences to create consciousness.
He stated opposition events would have to get ready an action plan to release a peoples' agitation in opposition to the angle of the Election Commission, announcing this was once a democratic compulsion.
"When we are showing how EVMs can be manipulated and tampered with, they are doing politics. Instead of clearing the doubts, they are launching counter-attack," stated Naidu in an obtrusive connection with EC's objection to inclusion of Hari Prasad Vemuru, who is an accused in a case of alleged EVM theft, in the TDP delegation that known as at the ballot frame officials.
Referring to the polling for Assembly and Lok Sabha elections held in Andhra Pradesh on April 11, Naidu stated he never noticed such badly oraganised polls. "Their own Chief Electoral Officer could not cast the vote. People voted till 4 a.m. the next day," he stated.
He additionally claimed that VVPATs have been exhibiting slips just for three seconds as an alternative of 7 seconds as claimed by way of the EC.
He rubbished the allegations of his political opponents that he's raising the doubts on EVMs out of worry of defeat. Claiming that there was once an undercurrent in TDP's favour, he stated the party would win 150 seats in 175-member Assembly.
He reiterated that handiest 18 out of 190 countries have been the use of EVMs. He stated EVMs will also be manipulated by way of several manner as technology was once now not up to date. He additionally claimed that there was once no provision for any audit of EVMs, either when it comes to device or hardware.
EC has to clear doubts on EVMs: Chandrababu
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