Jairam Ramesh.
The Congress Party has reacted to the Election Commission of India’s response to the party’s complaints over the Haryana elections. Congress leader and general secretary in charge of communication Jairam Ramesh tweeted on Friday that the Election Commission did not give any response to Congress’ complaints in 20 constituencies of Haryana. Congress has reacted to this lack of response.
Jairam Ramesh said that as stated at the beginning. We are not surprised that the Election Commission investigated our complaints and gave up.
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He said the Election Commission asked about fluctuations in the machines’ batteries, but the response was an attempt to confuse rather than clarify.
Jairam Ramesh said the Election Commission’s response is nothing more than a standard, general vignette about the way the machines work, and not a specific clarification on specific complaints.
Congress’ mockery of the Electoral Commission’s response
He said that while our complaints were specific. The Election Commission’s response was general and focused on reducing complaints and petitioners.
ICE did not respond to @INCIndiaSpecific complaints in 20 Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Haryana. Here is the INC’s response to this lack of response. pic.twitter.com/dX98FkbEvU
-Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) November 1, 2024
Earlier, the Election Commission rejected Congress’ allegations over the Haryana Assembly elections, in which concerns were raised over the battery level of electronic voting machines (EVMs).
The Congress had claimed that its party was winning with EVMs showing 60-70 per cent battery charge, but losing with EVMs showing 99 per cent charge. The Election Commission had refuted these claims, saying that displaying the battery status was just a convenience to. Assist technical teams.
Congress’ claim was rejected by the Electoral Commission
Responding to the Congress allegations, the Election Commission had clarified in 1,600 pages that the voltage and capacity of the battery have no relation or relevance to the counting operations or the integrity of the EVMs. He stressed that any accusation that the battery level had an impact on the voting results was “absurd.”
The Election Commission had said that voting machines use alkaline batteries, which provide a stable power source, so the EVMs can function even in remote areas without electricity. Each EVM control unit has a single-use alkaline battery power pack with a five-year lifespan.
