05-30-2009, 04:50 AM
<b>EVM- A BOTHER?</b>
ALMOST THE WHOLE OPPOSITION IN TAMILNADU HAS PASSED RESOLUTIONS INSISTING ON SWITCHING TO BALLOT SYSTEM FROM THE EXISTING EVM, WHICH THEY CLAIM IS PRONE TO TAMPERING. On the day of polling, some people not only in Tamilnadu but also far away in West Bengal complained of light glowing in front of some other candidate when they pressed their choice. While the parties which lost are complaining, the winners are saying it as a case of sour grapes. CM Karunanidhi has questioned, how come then the AIADMK alliance won in 12, is it that only in the 28 the votes got transferred?
Even were the UPA lost in Tamilnadu, it is not beyond suspicion for many Congress stalwarts were made to loose for ulterior motives, it may seem.
It is quite possible that either of them is correct. So why should we use a machine about which there is so much secrecy and which is only in the hands of government, made by them and stored by them. It is not enough that Justice is done but it should seem to be.
One of the allegation the Opposition says is since it is a machine it can be reprogrammed or programmed to give a particular result. In an age were cyber crimes are raising by the day, were there is global hacking from distant places, were an IT CEO could fudge accounts for years without notice, in spite of a best audit company at service, is it wrong to think on such a feasibility?
The EC claims that the The EVM is designed to be totally tamper proof. Each EVM comes with a sophisticated programme in assembly language: a software fully sealed against outside influence. And the programme is itself fused on to a customised micro processor chip at the manufacturer's end. This ensures that the program is rendered tamper proof and inaccessible. But IS IT NOT POSSIBLE TO MAKE A PARTICULAR LOT DIFFERENTLY TO SUIT A SPECIFIC PURPOSE. WHY CAN'T THE EC MAKE PROVISIONS FOR POLLING AGENTS TO BE ENSURED THAT EACH AND EVERY MACHINE IS TAMPER PROOF. A SAMPLE TEST MAY NOT BE ENOUGH. SO WHAT ELSE? WELL THE ANSWER SHOULD COME FROM THE EC.
THERE SHOULD BE NO DELAY IN COUNTING AFTER POLLS AND IF NEED BE POLLING SHOULD BE CONDUCTED SIMULTANEOUSLY ALL OVER INDIA. IS IT POSSIBLE TO HAVE TWO MACHINES WITH THE SAME SERIAL NUMBER?
"A proper scrutiny of the EVM is possible only when the source code of the EVM is public. "- OPINES MANY TECHNOLOGISTS. THERE SHOULD BE A WAY TO ENSURE THAT MACHINES ARE SAFE, TAMPER PROOF AND ARE NOT REPLACEABLE. ALSO RIGGING OF POLLS IS IT FEASIBLE. ideally IDENTITY CARDS WITH PASSWORD SIMILAR TO ATM'S WILL SOLVE MOST DOUBTS.
IN SPITE OF SO MANY CHECKS AND BALANCES, IF YOU HAVE A PARTY WHICH IS DESPERATE TO HOLD ON TO POWER,THEN IT COULD ALWAYS FIND A WAY OUT AND EVEN IF YOU HAVE THE BEST SYSTEMS THERE WILL ALWAYS BE DOUBTING JACKS. BUT THAT DOES NOT ABSOLVE THE EC FROM MAKING ELECTIONS 'SEEM' FAIR. IT SHOULD THROW A CHALLENGE TO ANYONE WHO CAN TAMPER THE MACHINE OR SEND MACHINES TO ALL PARTY OFFICES AND GET THEIR CERTIFICATE. ALSO THERE SHOULD BE A WAY TO ENSURE THAT EVERY MACHINE IS AS SECURE AS THE OTHER.
BALLOT BOX CANNOT BE A SUBSTITUTION FOR IT GIVES PLACE TO MASSIVE RIGGING. IT MAY WORK IN USA ETC WHERE BOOTH CAPTURING AND RIGGING IS RARE.
AND WHAT CAN A MACHINE DO IF A GULLIBLE VOTER IS GREASED AND A PROMISE TAKEN ON SOMETHING HE RESPECTS,WITH A FEAR PUT IN HIS MIND THAT HE WILL BE WATCHED IN THE BOOTH BY A CAMERA ABOVE HIS HEAD? IT HAPPENS IN INDIA.
THE ELECTIONS RESULTS LOOK TOO PERFECT TO BE TRUE. EVERY PROBLEM HAS A SOLUTION AND SURELY WE WILL FIND OUT.
http://www.chennaitvnews.com/2009/05/evm-bother.html
ALMOST THE WHOLE OPPOSITION IN TAMILNADU HAS PASSED RESOLUTIONS INSISTING ON SWITCHING TO BALLOT SYSTEM FROM THE EXISTING EVM, WHICH THEY CLAIM IS PRONE TO TAMPERING. On the day of polling, some people not only in Tamilnadu but also far away in West Bengal complained of light glowing in front of some other candidate when they pressed their choice. While the parties which lost are complaining, the winners are saying it as a case of sour grapes. CM Karunanidhi has questioned, how come then the AIADMK alliance won in 12, is it that only in the 28 the votes got transferred?
Even were the UPA lost in Tamilnadu, it is not beyond suspicion for many Congress stalwarts were made to loose for ulterior motives, it may seem.
It is quite possible that either of them is correct. So why should we use a machine about which there is so much secrecy and which is only in the hands of government, made by them and stored by them. It is not enough that Justice is done but it should seem to be.
One of the allegation the Opposition says is since it is a machine it can be reprogrammed or programmed to give a particular result. In an age were cyber crimes are raising by the day, were there is global hacking from distant places, were an IT CEO could fudge accounts for years without notice, in spite of a best audit company at service, is it wrong to think on such a feasibility?
The EC claims that the The EVM is designed to be totally tamper proof. Each EVM comes with a sophisticated programme in assembly language: a software fully sealed against outside influence. And the programme is itself fused on to a customised micro processor chip at the manufacturer's end. This ensures that the program is rendered tamper proof and inaccessible. But IS IT NOT POSSIBLE TO MAKE A PARTICULAR LOT DIFFERENTLY TO SUIT A SPECIFIC PURPOSE. WHY CAN'T THE EC MAKE PROVISIONS FOR POLLING AGENTS TO BE ENSURED THAT EACH AND EVERY MACHINE IS TAMPER PROOF. A SAMPLE TEST MAY NOT BE ENOUGH. SO WHAT ELSE? WELL THE ANSWER SHOULD COME FROM THE EC.
THERE SHOULD BE NO DELAY IN COUNTING AFTER POLLS AND IF NEED BE POLLING SHOULD BE CONDUCTED SIMULTANEOUSLY ALL OVER INDIA. IS IT POSSIBLE TO HAVE TWO MACHINES WITH THE SAME SERIAL NUMBER?
"A proper scrutiny of the EVM is possible only when the source code of the EVM is public. "- OPINES MANY TECHNOLOGISTS. THERE SHOULD BE A WAY TO ENSURE THAT MACHINES ARE SAFE, TAMPER PROOF AND ARE NOT REPLACEABLE. ALSO RIGGING OF POLLS IS IT FEASIBLE. ideally IDENTITY CARDS WITH PASSWORD SIMILAR TO ATM'S WILL SOLVE MOST DOUBTS.
IN SPITE OF SO MANY CHECKS AND BALANCES, IF YOU HAVE A PARTY WHICH IS DESPERATE TO HOLD ON TO POWER,THEN IT COULD ALWAYS FIND A WAY OUT AND EVEN IF YOU HAVE THE BEST SYSTEMS THERE WILL ALWAYS BE DOUBTING JACKS. BUT THAT DOES NOT ABSOLVE THE EC FROM MAKING ELECTIONS 'SEEM' FAIR. IT SHOULD THROW A CHALLENGE TO ANYONE WHO CAN TAMPER THE MACHINE OR SEND MACHINES TO ALL PARTY OFFICES AND GET THEIR CERTIFICATE. ALSO THERE SHOULD BE A WAY TO ENSURE THAT EVERY MACHINE IS AS SECURE AS THE OTHER.
BALLOT BOX CANNOT BE A SUBSTITUTION FOR IT GIVES PLACE TO MASSIVE RIGGING. IT MAY WORK IN USA ETC WHERE BOOTH CAPTURING AND RIGGING IS RARE.
AND WHAT CAN A MACHINE DO IF A GULLIBLE VOTER IS GREASED AND A PROMISE TAKEN ON SOMETHING HE RESPECTS,WITH A FEAR PUT IN HIS MIND THAT HE WILL BE WATCHED IN THE BOOTH BY A CAMERA ABOVE HIS HEAD? IT HAPPENS IN INDIA.
THE ELECTIONS RESULTS LOOK TOO PERFECT TO BE TRUE. EVERY PROBLEM HAS A SOLUTION AND SURELY WE WILL FIND OUT.
http://www.chennaitvnews.com/2009/05/evm-bother.html