The EVM technology per se is of questionable integrity, liable to hacking, as accepted in several countries similarly placed. The Commission’s continued insistence that the EVMs being used by it are 100% safe has no verifiable proof. Keeping this in view, the Commission should either discard EVMs altogether or at least agree to 100% verification with respect to the VVPAT count Without totalisers, EVMs do not permit the mixing of votes across different booths to ensure booth-wise secrecy. That will make it difficult for the Commission to avoid questionable sources that could impact the integrity of the electoral process in many ways. Does it not cast a shadow on the whole question about the integrity of BEL-supplied EVMs?

Source: Indian Express December 06, 2023 11:17 UTC