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The Opposition's "Brahmastra" against EVM manipulation
by Guest Tue Dec 05, 2017 3:14 am
A clutch of top opposition leaders are planning a maverick move - a joint boycott of the upcoming Karnataka election to pressure the Election Commission to abandon Electronic Voting Machines or EVMS which they claim are being rigged in favour of the BJP.
All buttons pressed for other parties go miraculously to the BJP, claim these leaders. They are still in early negotiations over the proposed boycott. Karnataka has to vote early next year.
The talks include Arvind Kejriwal of the Aam Admi Party, Akhilesh Yadav of the Samajawadi Party, Mayawati of the Bahujan Samaj Party, Mamata Banerjee of the Trinamool, Lalu Yadav of Bihar and Sitaram Yechury of the Left. The party which has the most at stake in Karnataka, the Congress, which currently governs the state, has heard these senior opposition leaders "patiently" but is yet to offer its view on the move.
The conversations so far shrouded in the secrecy of in-person meetings and messages via trusted lieutenants were confirmed to me by one of the principal movers of the idea on the condition of anonymity. He said "If the opposition unitedly tells the Election Commission that we do a joint boycott of the elections, the entire sanctity of the elections is lost. They may then not even take five minutes to go back to paper ballots. This will achieve two important things: the first that the EVMs malfunctioning in favour of the BJP will stop and a level playing field will be created; and second, in a post- EVM election, we can go to the people with a narrative that you can now actually vote for your choice, earlier your vote was being stolen. This will be a morale booster for us. But, it is crucial that the entire opposition come together. Even if one party blinks or baulks, then the 'Brahmastra' (special weapon) becomes useless."
https://www.ndtv.com/opinion/in-opposition-vs-evms-growing-talk-of-boycott-karnataka-1783677?pfrom=home-topstories
All buttons pressed for other parties go miraculously to the BJP, claim these leaders. They are still in early negotiations over the proposed boycott. Karnataka has to vote early next year.
The talks include Arvind Kejriwal of the Aam Admi Party, Akhilesh Yadav of the Samajawadi Party, Mayawati of the Bahujan Samaj Party, Mamata Banerjee of the Trinamool, Lalu Yadav of Bihar and Sitaram Yechury of the Left. The party which has the most at stake in Karnataka, the Congress, which currently governs the state, has heard these senior opposition leaders "patiently" but is yet to offer its view on the move.
The conversations so far shrouded in the secrecy of in-person meetings and messages via trusted lieutenants were confirmed to me by one of the principal movers of the idea on the condition of anonymity. He said "If the opposition unitedly tells the Election Commission that we do a joint boycott of the elections, the entire sanctity of the elections is lost. They may then not even take five minutes to go back to paper ballots. This will achieve two important things: the first that the EVMs malfunctioning in favour of the BJP will stop and a level playing field will be created; and second, in a post- EVM election, we can go to the people with a narrative that you can now actually vote for your choice, earlier your vote was being stolen. This will be a morale booster for us. But, it is crucial that the entire opposition come together. Even if one party blinks or baulks, then the 'Brahmastra' (special weapon) becomes useless."
https://www.ndtv.com/opinion/in-opposition-vs-evms-growing-talk-of-boycott-karnataka-1783677?pfrom=home-topstories
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