Nothing ‘substantial’ in allegations of EVM manipulation, says TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee
This came days after NC leader Omar Abdullah said the Congress cannot allege that EVMs have been manipulated only when election results are not in its favour.
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Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee on Monday said there was nothing “substantial” in the allegations of Electronic Voting Machine manipulation that Opposition leaders have been raising, reported The Indian Express.
His statement came days after National Conference leader Omar Abdullah said the Congress cannot allege that Electronic Voting Machines have been manipulated only when election results are not in its favour.
The Trinamool Congress, National Conference and the Congress are constituents of the INDIA bloc at the national level.
Banerjee and Abdullah’s remarks came against the backdrop of the Opposition parties announcing that they would move the Supreme Court over the alleged manipulation of Electronic Voting Machines in the recent Maharashtra Assembly elections.
On Monday, Banerjee told reporters that his “personal opinion was that those raising questions on EVMs should show a demo of its discrepancies to the Election Commission”, reported The Indian Express.
“I have been conducting elections on the ground for a long time,” said the Trinamool Congress MP. “If someone works well during EVM randomisation and the booth workers check EVMs during mock polls or review form 17C, which is used to check ballot units or control units, during counting of votes, I do not think there is anything substantial in these allegations [of EVM manipulation].”
Banerjee, who is also the general secretary of Trinamool Congress, said...
