Jairam Ramesh.
The Congress party has reacted to the Election Commission of India’s response to the party’s complaint over the Haryana elections. Congress leader and general secretary for communications Jairam Ramesh tweeted on Friday that the Election Commission had not given any response to the Congress party’s complaints in 20 assembly constituencies in Haryana. Congress responded to this lack of response.
Jairam Ramesh as said in the beginning. We are not surprised that the Electoral Commission investigated our complaints and gave itself a clean record.
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He said the election commission asked about the machine’s battery fluctuations, but the answers were an attempt to confuse rather than clarify.
Jairam Ramesh said the Election Commission’s reply was nothing more than standards and general points on how the machines work rather than specific clarifications on specific complaints.
Congress’ mockery of Election Commission reply
“Our complaints are very specific,” he said. The Electoral Commission’s response was general and focused on reducing complaints and petitioners.
No reply from ECI @INCIndiaSpecific complaints from 20 Vidhan Sabha constituencies in Haryana. Below is INC’s response to this non-reply. pic.twitter.com/dX98FkbEvU
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) November 1, 2024
Earlier, the Election Commission dismissed Congress’s complaint regarding the Haryana assembly elections, in which concerns were raised over the battery power of electronic voting machines (EVMs).
Congress claimed that the party won on EVMs that showed 60-70% battery charge but failed on EVMs that showed 99% charge, the Election Commission refuted these claims saying the battery status display was just a convenience. Assist the technical team.
Congress’ request rejected by Election Commission
In response to the congressional accusations, the Electoral Commission clarified in 1,600 pages that battery voltage and capacity have no relationship or relevance to counting operations or the integrity of the EVMs. It stressed that any accusation that battery power affected the outcome of the vote was “ridiculous”.
The Election Commission said the voting machines use alkaline batteries, which provide stable power, so the EVMs can operate even in remote areas without electricity. Each EVM control unit has a power pack consisting of disposable alkaline batteries with a five-year shelf life.
