Eci Videos Of Evm-strong Rooms Allegedly Show Fudging: Explosive

By Author: Prema Sridevi
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Prema Sridevi: Today I have with me Mr. Mehmood Pracha, who is a senior lawyer and also the Founder and National Convener of Mission Save Constitution. Mr. Pracha has handled several high-profile cases in the country. Thank you, Mr. Pracha, for joining me.

Mehmood Pracha: Thank you for having me.

Prema Sridevi: Mr. Pracha, a few days ago, I interviewed a former IAS officer, Mr. MG Devasahayam, regarding a report he was working on, which was published by Vote for Democracy. This report has some shocking findings which state that the ruling BJP-led NDA could have potentially secured 79 seats through a suspicious vote hike in the recently held general elections. I know that you have been closely following these reports and have filed a writ petition before the Delhi High Court against the Election Commission of India. Tell me more about this petition. What are your prime contentions?
Mehmood Pracha: See, Mr. Devasahayam and a small group of dedicated people are actually fighting for the base of democracy, which is voting. The basic stance is government by the people, of the people, for the people. If the 'by' ...
... is removed, if it is not by the people, then everything else falls. So, the basic concept of ensuring a government by the people is a free and fair election. If the elections are not free and fair, if the votes which are cast are not counted, then it's a government which is not by the people. Even as Mr. Elon Musk has also recently said, EVMs are not the safest method. He is a technocrat making his bread and butter out of technology, and he says that the paper ballot is the only safest method. So, there must be some substance in it. We are working to ensure that elections in India are held only and only through paper ballots.
The legal position is, as per Section 61A and Section 59 of the Representation of the People Act, that holding elections, especially parliamentary and assembly elections, by way of paper ballot is the norm, and EVM is an exception, which can only be used if the Election Commission issues a specific order for every constituency. That is the legal position as it stands today.

In January 2024, we initiated a huge campaign in the form of public protests and campaigns against EVMs, which caught the attention of people across the country, even the political parties. You must have heard various top opposition leaders speaking against the EVMs. Unfortunately, the political parties did not take it seriously, and the result is what we are seeing now.

The figure of 79 seats is a bare minimum; I feel the actual figure is much higher. The reason for these almost four and a half crore votes being suspicious is no joke, and there is more. This is a very cursory study that has been done.

The interesting part is that the Election Commission of India says, "Trust us because we are appointed by way of a constitutional provision, Article 324." But the entire scheme of law and the rules and regulations under the Representation of the People Act, along with all the notifications, guidelines, and handbooks written by the Election Commission, are based on the mistrust of even the Election Commission of India.

At every point in time and at every stage of the election, there is a provision that allows the working of the Election Commission to be verified by political parties, candidates, and even voters. So, it is surprising that the Election Commission asks us not to doubt them, and they have gone to the extent of filing false affidavits before the Supreme Court and various high courts.

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