Mayawati claims electronic voting machines were tampered with to benefit BJP

by Guest Sat Mar 11, 2017 1:53 pm

BSP chief Mayawati, whose party received a major drubbing in the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, alleged that EVMs were tampered with in such a way that whichever button was pressed, the vote went to the BJP.

Terming the results as “shocking”, she said the EC should stop the counting and withhold results and hold fresh polls using traditional paper ballots. She dared Modi and Shah to ask the poll panel to hold fresh elections in the state “if they have an iota of morality and honesty left in them”.

Mayawati said this trend will have a “very bad bearing” on democracy in the country and will amount to crushing it. “The results in UP and Uttarakhand are surprising and not palatable to anyone...it seems EVMs did not accept votes polled for any party other than BJP,” she said. “It is a matter of common discussion here that even if button is pressed for any other party, vote will be polled in favour of BJP,” Mayawati said.

http://www.livemint.com/Politics/PTnoqDaR2oDgjXvvGfTblM/UP-election-results-Congress-supports-Mayawatis-demand-for.html

by FluteHolder Sat Mar 11, 2017 2:14 pm

Lock Her Up this Indian Shrillery!

by Seva Lamberdar Sat Mar 11, 2017 3:33 pm

There is only one way to avoid doubts about EVMs and that is by having a paper trail (record) for the votes cast using EVMs.

by silvermani Sat Mar 11, 2017 4:28 pm

Then why didnt they rig the polls in Punjab and Goa also? Why didnt Maya fight fir paper ballots before the election itself? Now it is too late to do anyrhing about it.

by Guest Sat Mar 11, 2017 9:27 pm

Akhilesh supported the allegation by Mayawati that the voting machines had been tampered with. "An inquiry should be done," he said.

Azam Khan, the Samajwadis' "Muslim face", broke down at a meeting at his office in Rampur this evening. "It seems that each electronic voting machine already contained votes for the BJP before it was taken to the polling booths," he said.

https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170312/jsp/nation/story_140298.jsp#.WMSxtBiZN-U

by southindian Sat Mar 11, 2017 10:00 pm

Bastard

Once a bastard, always a bastard, Rashmun.

Frustrated? Eh?

by Guest Sat Mar 11, 2017 10:05 pm

RJD President Lalu Prasad on Saturday supported BSP chief Mayawati’s allegations that EVMs were tampered in Uttar Pradesh polls and demanded a probe by the Election Commission. “What Mayawatiji is saying should definitely be probed by the Election Commission,” Prasad told reporters.

“It’s known that Gujarat is the hub of EVM manufacturing, hence tampering of EVMs cannot be ruled out. We had complained to the EC about this in the past and also held demonstrations on the issue. The EC had assured that mock polls would be conducted in every booth before the actual polling in which representatives of all parties could check whether the EVMs were working properly or not,” the RJD chief said in support of demand for probe.

http://indianexpress.com/elections/uttar-pradesh-assembly-elections-2017/lalu-prasad-supports-mayawatis-allegation-of-evm-tampering-in-up-4565756/

by Guest Sat Mar 11, 2017 10:13 pm

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati dismissed the Uttar Pradesh assembly election results on Saturday afternoon and called for fresh polls, hours after trends and results indicated a crushing victory for her outfit in India’s largest state.

Speaking to reporters, Mayawati accused the BJP – which appeared on course for a two-thirds majority in the 403-member assembly – of murdering democracy and said tampering of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) was responsible for her party’s poor showing.

“Either the EVMs did not accept votes other than BJP, or the votes of other parties have gone to BJP in the EVMs,” news agency ANI quoted the Dalit leader as saying.

“Polling should be held afresh under the old system in which voters were given ballot papers to cast their vote. Even in USA ballot papers are used in elections after technical fault was detected in EVMs,” she said.

She said she had written to the election commission to cancel the election results. The BSP – which was attempting to forge a Dalit-Muslim alliance – was pushed to a dismal third position, leading in just 20-odd seats.

“The EVMs should be sealed and examined by technical experts from a foreign country or else BJP will manage local experts. The use of EVMs should be stopped in future Lok Sabha, assembly and local bodies’ election also, else the ruling party will manipulate the results,” she said.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/assembly-elections/mayawati-calls-for-fresh-up-elections-alleges-evm-tampering-led-to-poor-bsp-showing/story-OvSrE9xkSuv6jFqE1nDaeJ.html

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