- Aam Aadmi Party workers protested outside the Election Commission’s office on Thursday as part of their ‘Save Democracy Campaign’
- The protest was in the wake of party leader Saurabh Bharadwaj demonstrating that EVMs can be “hacked just by changing the motherboard” in the Delhi Assembly
- The Election Commission then called for an all-party meeting on Friday to discuss the issue
- The Aam Aadmi Party has has also been demanding that VVPAT-equipped EVMs be used for elections
- The Arvind Kejriwal-led party has been alleging EVM tampering since the assembly elections concluded in March
AAP Demands an All-Party Committee to Look into EVM Allegations
The Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday demanded that an all-party committee under the Election Commission be formed to look into allegations of EVM manipulation.
The party will approach the commission on Friday seeking access to EVMs that were used in the recently-held assembly polls.
Election Commission Calls All-Party Meet on Friday
An all-party meeting has been called by the Election Commission on Friday to discuss the EVM issue. Seven national and 48 state parties have been invited.
The meeting will be preceded by the poll body’s officials who will demonstrate the machines’ security features.
The body is also likely to decide when its proposed ‘hackathon’, where computer experts will “tamper” with the devices, will happen.
Saurabh Bharadwaj Continues EVM Fraud Allegations
AAP’s Saurabh Bharadwaj addressed the media at the party office on Thursday.
“Why is it that all the technical defects in EVMs that have come to light recently, say in Bhind or Dholpur, favoured only the BJP?” Bhardwaj asked.
“After demonetisation, all the elections were won by BJP. There were no explanations about the technical fault in EVMs. Our technical team expert can show EC that EVM machines were tampered,” Bharadwaj said.