Capt: Probe tampering of EVMs
Wednesday, 13/06/2012
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20120613/punjab.htm#2
Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) chief Capt Amarinder Singh today sought a probe into reports of alleged tampering of electronic voting machines (EVMs) in Amritsar.
Amarinder has also written to the Chief Election Commissioner seeking a detailed investigation into the working of EVMs and how these could be made foolproof as a few countries had already reverted to ballot papers.
Referring to reports of EVM tampering in Amritsar allegedly by hackers hired by the Akalis, the PPCC chief said the Congress in Punjab had consistently maintained that EVMs were not foolproof and that these could be manipulated.
He said the Amritsar Deputy Commissioner had reportedly raised the matter with the State Election Commission for ordering re-polling in some wards where youth were allegedly spotted using wireless technology like wifi and bluetooth to tamper with the EVMs to alter results.
