What kind of argument did Prashant Bhushan give in the Supreme Court? Justice Khanna had to say – Now you are going too far but…

New Delhi. The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday told the Supreme Court that allegations of an extra vote appearing in the ‘Electronic Voting Machine’ (EVM) during the voting exercise in Kasaragod, Kerala are false. The Supreme Court was hearing petitions in which it was requested to completely verify the votes cast through EVMs through ‘Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail’ (VVPAT). In this case, the Supreme Court has reserved its decision after hearing the arguments of all the parties. While the Election Commission argued that EVMs are completely safe, the court also commented that one cannot distrust everything.

During the hearing of the case, the Election Commission told the Supreme Court that EVM is an independent machine. It cannot be hacked or tampered with. Not only this, there is no need to redesign VVPAT. The Commission said that the possibility of human error in manual counting cannot be ruled out. But in the current system human participation has become minimal. On this, Supreme Court Justice Khanna said that the voter will have to be satisfied with the explanation given by the ECI. The Evidence Act also states that official acts are generally presumed to have been done lawfully.

In SC, Prashant Bhushan gave such an argument regarding BJP, the judge said – how many votes are cast in 1 minute, EC gave this answer

If Election Commission does something good then you should appreciate it: Justice Khanna
Justice Sanjeev Khanna told Bhushan that now you are going too far with your demand. Not everything can be doubted. If the Election Commission has done something good then you should appreciate it also. We listened to you because we are concerned too. Is it necessary to tell you about everything? SG Tushar Mehta argued in the Supreme Court that such petitions come from time to time on the eve of elections. This affects the voting percentage and harms democracy. Justice Khanna said that Mr. Bhushan had filed the complaint long ago. On this, SG Tushar Mehta said that he is making fun of the voter’s choice. From my side, I have told everyone to be prepared for some planted article/news article for tomorrow.

How many votes can be cast in one minute: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court asked the Election Commission how many votes can be cast in one minute. On this, the Election Commission official said that generally it takes 15 seconds for one vote, hence a maximum of 4 votes can be cast in one minute. At present this number is less than 4. The Election Commission said that we also have EVM demonstration centers in every district and anyone can come and get information about the machine. Then the Supreme Court asked whether there was any mismatch between the storage data in the ballot unit and the VVPAT slips? The Election Commission said that till now we have counted more than 4 crore VVPATs and till now not a single mismatch has been found.

Election Commission asked the Supreme Court, when does the beep sound come?
During the hearing, the Supreme Court asked the Election Commission when does the beep sound come? The Election Commission said that when the vote is registered by the control unit. The Supreme Court said that the control unit gives commands to the VVPAT and as soon as it is registered, a beep sounds? The Election Commission said that it depends on the beep slip. There is a sensor which records the slip falling.

Which news did the Election Commission declare wrong in the Supreme Court?
Senior Deputy Election Commissioner Nitish Kumar Vyas told the bench of Justice Sanjeev Khanna and Justice Dipankar Dutta that these reports are wrong. We have investigated the allegations with the District Magistrate and it has come to light that they are false. We will submit a detailed report to the court. Vyas was present in the court to explain to the bench about the working of EVMs.

Earlier in the day, the apex court had asked senior advocate Maninder Singh, appearing for the Election Commission, to consider the issue. Advocate Prashant Bhushan had raised this issue. Bhushan, appearing for petitioner NGO ‘Association for Democratic Reforms’, told the court that there were reports that the EVMs were showing an extra vote during the ‘mock poll’ exercise.

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