New Delhi, Dec 2: Amid concerns raised by the Opposition parties over the security of Electronic Voting Machines (EVM), the Election Commission of India (ECI) has admitted that the cameras installed at an EVM strong room in Madhya Pradesh did not work for over an hour.
According to reports, the CCTVs installed in the strong room did not function for over an hour due to an unprecedented power cut on Friday.
"A report obtained from the Bhopal Collector states that CCTV cameras and an LED display installed outside the strongroom did not function from 8.19 am to 9.35 am on 30.11.2018 due to failure of electricity supply," reported NDTV quoting the poll panel statement.
The EC also said that additional inverter and a generator have been installed to ensure continuous electricity supply and assured that the machines are perfectly safe. "Two cordons of security personnel have been deployed to prevent any wrongdoing," the EC said.
Meanwhile, Naib Tehsildar Rajesh Mehra has been suspended on recommendation of the District Electoral Officer for allegedly causing a delay of 48 hours for Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) to reach strong room after polling.
On Friday, few Congress and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) workers protested outside the strong room in Satna after a viral video showed an unknown person taking a carton inside the highly protected area.
The workers claimed that the state government was trying to tamper the EVMs. As part of the protest, the supporters even deflated the vehicles of the district administration. However, the district administration denied all the charges and stated that the EVMs were under the supervision of security personnel.
On Saturday, the Congress delegation met the Election Commission and raised concern over the security of EVMs inside strong rooms and their handling during the counting process in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, and the alleged deletion of voters in Uttar Pradesh.
Madhya Pradesh went for voting on November 28, and the results will be announced on December 11.
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Election commission is RSS group n nagpur hg katputhly.
Election commission is RSS group n nagpur hg katputhly.
Shame on them. Strong must hand over to Indian Army's custody together with CSIF and state governments reserved police force. Pemitted to watch Each political partys atleast Two represent. To stop shah soldiers criminalism this is must.
Election commission is RSS group n nagpur hg katputhly.
Shame on them. Strong must hand over to Indian Army's custody together with CSIF and state governments reserved police force. Pemitted to watch Each political partys atleast Two represent. To stop shah soldiers criminalism this is mus.
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