Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 02:14pm on 16 Jun 2024,Sunday Defence
Vandana Suryavanshi, Returning Officer for Mumbai North West, rejected EVM hacking allegations, clarifying that Electronic Voting Machines are standalone systems with no communication capability. Accusations arose following claims that a mobile phone was used to unlock an EVM at a counting center. Suryavanshi emphasized that EVMs do not require OTPs for operation and labelled the hacking charges as false. An FIR was filed against a relative of MP Ravindra Waikar and a poll officer over phone misuse at the counting center, but officials assured robust safeguards and transparency during the election process.
