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Thu Nov 14 2013, 05:35 hrs
DOUBTING EVMS
Panchjanya raises questions about the reliability of the EVMs, claiming that the Congress-led UPA's return to power in 2009, despite its "misgovernance", raised "doubts about the EVM". It claims other countries have stopped using EVMs and that, except the Congress, most political parties and experts are questioning the machine.
It argues that while countries like the US, Germany, the UK and the Netherlands have stopped relying on EVMs, the EC continues to claim the EVM is "foolproof and transparent". "The most important part of the EVM is the micro-controller. The Japanese company that makes that part as well as the Japan government also doubt the EVM... There are primarily three countries in the world — Venezuela, Nigeria and India — where EVMs are still used..." asserts Panchjanya, adding that "there are several ways to tamper with the EVM like putting a Trojan Horse virus, fitting micro-wireless transmitter or receiver, and messing with the EVM's secret programming...". It claims that neither the EC nor the companies that manufacture EVMs can check this programme or establish whether the EVM has the correct programme.http://www.indianexpress.com/news/view-from-the-right/1194643/0