Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar assures EVM security, dismissing Congress party concerns.
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar has dismissed concerns from the Congress party regarding the security of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), asserting they are secure and cannot be hacked, unlike pagers. Kumar emphasized EVMs' robustness and multiple security checks. This comes as Congress leaders, including Rashid Alvi, have called for using paper ballots in upcoming Maharashtra and Jharkhand elections due to perceived vulnerabilities in EVMs. Polls are set for November 13 and 20.
October 15, 2024
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