Saturday, May 18

“System Wins, Public Loses”: Congress MP Digvijaya Singh Indicates EVM Hacking After BJP Wins 3 State Elections

Edited by Meenu Mathew
“Gyanvapi Mosque: Allahabad HC Denies Interim Stay On Varanasi Court Order; Places of Worship Act Should Be Followed, Says Digvijaya Singh“System Wins, The Public Loses”: Congress MP Digvijaya Singh Indicates EVM Hacking After BJP Wins 3 States

After Congress experienced a pathetic loss in the four of the five states, who went recently for the state assembly polls, the party’s senior leader and Member of Parliament (MP) from Madhya Pradesh, Digvijaya Singh indicated chances of EVM hacking. He took to his X (formerly Twitter) handle and shared postal vote statistics of Madhya Pradesh to explain conspiracy theories surrounding the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM).

“Any machine with a chip can be hacked. I have opposed voting by EVM since 2003”, said the Congress MP on X. He added that the Indian democracy could be controlled by professional hackers, and it is the fundamental question which all the political parties were addressed to. He opposed the usage of EVM machines since 2003 and now urged the Election Commission of India and the Supreme Court to implement measures to defend the Indian democracy.

According to Digvijaya Singh, the number of votes Congress got lone through postal ballot is significantly higher than what BJP received. He presented the count details of the 230 constituencies of Madhya Pradesh. The state went polling booths on November 17 and BJP became the single largest party after counting ends by December 3 evening. The Congress was expecting a victory with a huge margin but lost to BJP, while the latter dramatically secured 163 seats of the total 230.

As said by Mr Singh, Congress had a lead on 199 constituencies after the counting of postal ballots ended. He blamed the EVM machines and the probability of a “hack theory” for the party’s drastic defeat to BJP in Madhya Pradesh. “Thanks to all the voters who voted for Congress through postal ballots and reposed their trust in us!”, he said adding, “it can also be said that when the system wins, the public (i.e., the public) loses”. But the veteran leader conveniently forgot that his party won the Telangana assembly elections at the same time, conducted through EVM.

According to political analysts and critics, the grand old party lost the district only because of their missteps and substandard election strategies. Marginalizing all the state leaders except Digvijya Singh and ignoring the youth spectrum of the party demanded a great loss. The rejection of INDIA partners alliance, seat adjustments, and the re-introduction of old Kamal Nath leadership added weight to the defeat of Congress.