The Congress on Wednesday (October 9, 2024) demanded an intensive probe into “discrepancies” present in some Digital Voting Machines (EVMs) throughout the counting of votes of the Haryana Meeting polls and demanded that such EVMs ought to be sealed and secured pending the inquiry.
A delegation of high Congress leaders comprising former Chief Ministers Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Ashok Gehlot and AICC leaders Okay.C. Venugopal, Jairam Ramesh, Ajay Maken and Pawan Khera, in addition to Haryana Congress chief Udai Bhan, met with high Election Fee officers.
The delegation handed over a memorandum to the officers together with particular complaints from numerous constituencies in Haryana. Senior get together chief Abhishek Singhvi joined the assembly on-line.
The Congress leaders alleged that there are a minimum of 20 such complaints, together with seven in writing, from as many Meeting constituencies, with many referring to EVMs performing at 99% battery capability whereas the common EVMs have been discovered to be working at 60% to 70% battery capability throughout counting.
The get together has alleged “evident discrepancies” associated to some EVMs within the Haryana polls and urged the EC to conduct a probe.
“There are doubts about vote counting as Haryana outcomes are shocking. Everybody believed that the Congress could be forming the subsequent authorities in Haryana. When the counting of postal ballots happened, the Congress was profitable, however when the counting of EVMs began, the alternative occurred,” former CM Mr. Hooda advised reporters after the assembly.
He stated the Congress will submit extra complaints to the EC within the subsequent few days. “The EC has assured us of trying into the matter,” Mr. Hooda stated after assembly the CEC and different Election Commissioners.
Mr. Bhan additionally stated that doubts have been created in regards to the veracity of the counting train in Haryana and they need to be cleared by the EC.
Mr. Khera stated get together leaders Mr. Maken and Mr. Singhvi have urged the EC to conduct an intensive probe, pending which it ought to make sure that the EVMs with discrepancies are sealed and secured until then.
“We apprised the Election Fee about 20 complaints which have come to us, together with seven written complaints from seven constituencies with some EVM machines performing at 99% battery capability, whereas some EVM Machines have been functioning beneath 60% to 70% battery capability,” he stated.
“Maken and Singhvi have demanded that the EVMs for which complaints have been made be sealed and secured until the inquiry into the entire matter is accomplished. We additionally advised the EC that within the subsequent 48 hours, we’ll make accessible to them different complaints which might be being compiled.
“All of the machines for which complaints have been made ought to be sealed and secured until the inquiry is accomplished. The EC has advised us that they’ll give a written reply to us on all constituencies after consulting the respective returning officers,” Mr. Khera added.
“Counting of votes in a good, clear and accountable method is the hallmark of any electoral course of that claims to be in consonance with the ideas of free and honest elections and the doctrine of the level-playing subject as envisaged by the Structure,” the get together memorandum to the EC stated.
“Contemplating that the stated subject might probably alter the outcomes for some Meeting constituencies, we request that this Hon’ble Fee take pressing measures and order for an enquiry on this subject. Actually, topic to the enquiry report, the Hon’ble Fee ought to subject requisite instructions relating to the counting of polls and closing outcomes,” it additionally stated.
Printed – October 09, 2024 07:56 pm IST