New Delhi [India], Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Shehzad Poonawala hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his statement on EVMs and said he was using "half truths" and "complete lies" to divert people's attention from the rising fuel prices. "Spreading. In Karnataka.
Controversy has erupted over electronic voting machines (EVMs) after Tesla CEO Elon Musk claimed that EVMs can be hacked.
Responding to Musk's post, Rahul Gandhi raised doubts over transparency on EVMs and termed them as "black boxes".
Rahul Gandhi posted, "EVMs in India are a "black box" and no one is allowed to examine them. Serious concerns are being raised about transparency in our electoral process.When institutions lack accountability, democracy becomes a sham and is prone to fraud," he said on Sunday.
Shehzad Poonawala on Monday attacked Rahul Gandhi, accusing Congress of hiding its 'dark deeds' and creating doubt against the country's democratic institutions.
Speaking to ANI, the BJP leader said, "Rahul Gandhi who talks about black box wants to hide his dark deeds and hence he wants to use a half-baked story to spread his lies and fraud To hide the dark deeds of Karnataka, where diesel and petrol prices have been increased, they are using a fake story and spreading half truth and complete lies.,
He stressed that the Election Commission has already clarified that no OTP is required to unlock EVMs.
"Rahul Gandhi has pushed a narrative saying that OTP is required to unlock EVMs. Many others in his ecosystem have also said this. The Election Commission has come out and clarified that "Unlock" No OTP is required for EVMs which are stand-alone machines.They are like calculators. There is no network connectivity, so there is no question of it being hacked,” the BJP leader said.
Poonawalla further questioned why Rahul Gandhi did not raise questions on EVMs in states where Congress won the elections.
“Rahul Gandhi's supporters have already been told by the Supreme Court that EVMs are fine. After opposing PM Modi, now they want to oppose the democratic institutions of the country and create doubts.When there is a surgical strike, they ask for evidence. They create lies about Rafale, Pegasus, HAL, SBI. Rahul Gandhi is a born liar. Are EVMs okay in Telangana, Punjab, Delhi, Karnataka and Himachal?
Earlier, while giving a statement on social media, Elon Musk had said that Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) should be abolished.Musk said, "We should eliminate electronic voting machines. The risk of being hacked by humans or AI, although small, is still very high."
Former Union Minister Rajiv Chandrashekhar hit back at Musk's comment. He said that EVMs can be designed and manufactured in the same way as India has done. He called out Musk in a post on Twitter and said India would be "happy to run a tutorial" for this."This is a huge sweeping generalization statement implying that no one can create secure digital hardware. Wrong. @ElonMusk's approach could apply to the US and other places - where they routinely create internet-connected voting machines. Compute platforms," Chandrashekhar said.
Controversy has erupted over electronic voting machines (EVMs) after Tesla CEO Elon Musk claimed that EVMs can be hacked.
Responding to Musk's post, Rahul Gandhi raised doubts over transparency on EVMs and termed them as "black boxes".
Rahul Gandhi posted, "EVMs in India are a "black box" and no one is allowed to examine them. Serious concerns are being raised about transparency in our electoral process.When institutions lack accountability, democracy becomes a sham and is prone to fraud," he said on Sunday.
Shehzad Poonawala on Monday attacked Rahul Gandhi, accusing Congress of hiding its 'dark deeds' and creating doubt against the country's democratic institutions.
Speaking to ANI, the BJP leader said, "Rahul Gandhi who talks about black box wants to hide his dark deeds and hence he wants to use a half-baked story to spread his lies and fraud To hide the dark deeds of Karnataka, where diesel and petrol prices have been increased, they are using a fake story and spreading half truth and complete lies.,
He stressed that the Election Commission has already clarified that no OTP is required to unlock EVMs.
"Rahul Gandhi has pushed a narrative saying that OTP is required to unlock EVMs. Many others in his ecosystem have also said this. The Election Commission has come out and clarified that "Unlock" No OTP is required for EVMs which are stand-alone machines.They are like calculators. There is no network connectivity, so there is no question of it being hacked,” the BJP leader said.
Poonawalla further questioned why Rahul Gandhi did not raise questions on EVMs in states where Congress won the elections.
“Rahul Gandhi's supporters have already been told by the Supreme Court that EVMs are fine. After opposing PM Modi, now they want to oppose the democratic institutions of the country and create doubts.When there is a surgical strike, they ask for evidence. They create lies about Rafale, Pegasus, HAL, SBI. Rahul Gandhi is a born liar. Are EVMs okay in Telangana, Punjab, Delhi, Karnataka and Himachal?
Earlier, while giving a statement on social media, Elon Musk had said that Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) should be abolished.Musk said, "We should eliminate electronic voting machines. The risk of being hacked by humans or AI, although small, is still very high."
Former Union Minister Rajiv Chandrashekhar hit back at Musk's comment. He said that EVMs can be designed and manufactured in the same way as India has done. He called out Musk in a post on Twitter and said India would be "happy to run a tutorial" for this."This is a huge sweeping generalization statement implying that no one can create secure digital hardware. Wrong. @ElonMusk's approach could apply to the US and other places - where they routinely create internet-connected voting machines. Compute platforms," Chandrashekhar said.
