EVMs hacked to steal votes, public agitation wanted to save lots of democracy: Congress chief Digvijaya

By PTI

SEONI: Veteran Congress chief Digvijaya Singh on Sunday alleged that votes forged by individuals in digital voting machines (EVMs) throughout polls within the nation had been being stolen by hacking of those gadgets, posing a risk to democracy.

He additionally known as for a public agitation on the problem of EVM hacking.

He made the statements throughout an occasion organised by Birsa Brigade, a tribal organisation, in Madhya Pradesh’s Seoni, the place she shared the dais with Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar.

“We, under the leadership of Sharad Pawar, will fight against the theft of votes being done through EVMs in the country. We press the (EVM) button but do not know where the vote goes. A feeling of distrust prevails among the voters in the country,” Singh mentioned.

The Congress’s Rajya Sabha member mentioned, “Tell me, is it possible that a machine with a chip inserted in it cannot be hacked? If thefts could be carried out in the reserve banks of Bangladesh and Russia, then votes here can easily be stolen.”

He additionally mentioned that some hackers had been making an attempt to steal democracy, however they (ruling Bharatiya Janata Party) do not have solutions to a number of questions, and it can’t be accepted.

“We need to start a public agitation as the Constitution and democracy are under threat,” he mentioned.

Singh additionally alleged that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the BJP need to snatch the identification of tribals.

In his handle, NCP president Pawar mentioned that tribals have paid the worth for the event and betterment of the nation as they’ve the primary proper over ‘jal’ (water), jungle and ‘jameen’ (land).

Tribals are amongst those that have labored most to save lots of water, forest and land of this nation, he mentioned.

“Many development projects have started in the country that are beneficial. But this is challenging for tribals, who own this land. If someone asks who pays the price of the development and betterment most, the tribals are among the first, Pawar said. So, it has been the responsibility of all to stand behind tribals firmly,” he added.

The former Union minister mentioned that he would elevate the problems being confronted by tribals with the Centre and varied state governments together with in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Jharkhand.

SEONI: Veteran Congress chief Digvijaya Singh on Sunday alleged that votes forged by individuals in digital voting machines (EVMs) throughout polls within the nation had been being stolen by hacking of those gadgets, posing a risk to democracy.

He additionally known as for a public agitation on the problem of EVM hacking.

He made the statements throughout an occasion organised by Birsa Brigade, a tribal organisation, in Madhya Pradesh’s Seoni, the place she shared the dais with Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar.googletag.cmd.push(perform() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

“We, under the leadership of Sharad Pawar, will fight against the theft of votes being done through EVMs in the country. We press the (EVM) button but do not know where the vote goes. A feeling of distrust prevails among the voters in the country,” Singh mentioned.

The Congress’s Rajya Sabha member mentioned, “Tell me, is it possible that a machine with a chip inserted in it cannot be hacked? If thefts could be carried out in the reserve banks of Bangladesh and Russia, then votes here can easily be stolen.”

He additionally mentioned that some hackers had been making an attempt to steal democracy, however they (ruling Bharatiya Janata Party) do not have solutions to a number of questions, and it can’t be accepted.

“We need to start a public agitation as the Constitution and democracy are under threat,” he mentioned.

Singh additionally alleged that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the BJP need to snatch the identification of tribals.

In his handle, NCP president Pawar mentioned that tribals have paid the worth for the event and betterment of the nation as they’ve the primary proper over ‘jal’ (water), jungle and ‘jameen’ (land).

Tribals are amongst those that have labored most to save lots of water, forest and land of this nation, he mentioned.

“Many development projects have started in the country that are beneficial. But this is challenging for tribals, who own this land. If someone asks who pays the price of the development and betterment most, the tribals are among the first, Pawar said. So, it has been the responsibility of all to stand behind tribals firmly,” he added.

The former Union minister mentioned that he would elevate the problems being confronted by tribals with the Centre and varied state governments together with in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Jharkhand.