Uttar Pradesh: Protests Erupt After Videos Show Alleged EVM Tampering

SP-BSP alliance candidate Afzal Ansari staging protest in Ghazipur alleging that the administration was trying to change EVMs. (Photo: Screengrab/@Asimshamshi)

As the videos went viral, workers of various parties held protests in Ghazipur, Chandauli and Dumariyaganj alleging that EVMs were being “moved around” outside strongrooms.

Hajipur: No Electricity at EVM Strongroom For Almost 2 Hours, RJD Leaders to Demand High-level Probe From EC

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Power reportedly came back an hour-and-a-half after RJD’s Hajipur candidate Shiv Chandra Ram complained to the District Election Officer.

Opposition Leaders to Meet EC Officials Regarding Tallying of VVPAT Slips with EVM Figures

The opposition leaders are alleging that the EVMs have been “compromised” and “can be manipulated”, and thus, there should be tallying of its figures with VVPAT slips.

Sena Rebel Rouser Sanjay Raut Gets EC Notice for His ‘EVM Tampering’ Remark to Defeat Kanhaiya

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut (L) and CPI candidate Kanhaiya Kumar

In his column ‘Rok Thok’ in ‘Saamana’, Raut also said that Kumar, “a bottle of poison”, must not reach Parliament.

EC will Not be Intimidated, Coerced, Pressured Into Going back to Ballot Papers Days: Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora

Election Commission of India

He denounced targeting of EVMs, saying even in recent state elections, out of 176,000 Polling Booths there were six incidents of violation of Standard Operating Procedure.

Congress Asks EC to Address Very Serious Issues on EVMs, Says Nothing to Do With London Presser

Anand Sharma (Photo: Twitter/@Kamlesh79056393)

“Modi ji and Ravi Shankar Prasad and this government are flying in the air. They are actually sitting in the departure lounge. The countdown of their ouster has begun”.

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