Mumbai, January 21: An event will be held in London on Monday to display how Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) that are used in elections in India can be hacked. The event will begin at 5:30 pm IST in which a cyber expert from the United States will display live hacking of EVMs. The event comes close on the heels of Lok Sabha Elections 2019 to be held in the country in April. 4-member Opposition Committee on EVMs. The US-based cyber expert who will be displaying the live hacking of EVMs has also designed EVMs used in India. Reports say that he will also tell when and where EVMs in India have been tampered with. The event has been organised by Europe's Indian Journalists Association (IJA). Back in India, there have been allegations of EVM tampering against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by the Opposition. There have also been demands to bring back ballot paper voting to ensure fair elections. On Saturday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had said that a four-member committee has been formed to take a call on the stand the opposition parties would have about the electronic voting machines (EVMs) in view of the coming Lok Sabha elections. "We have decided to form a committee. Its members are Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, SP president Akhilesh Yadav, BSP leader Satish Mishra, and Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi," she said. The Congress on Sunday said that because Lok Sabha elections are on the horizon, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has started panicking and therefore is criticising the formation of the four-member committee for EVMs. (The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Jan 21, 2019 10:04 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).<doc-sep>Was the Election Commission & millions of Staffers involved in manufacturing, programming of EVMs & conduct of elec… https://t.co/n2CNRvQJIR — Arun Jaitley (@arunjaitley) 1548083436000 Does the Congress feel that the people are so gullible that they will swallow any garbage? Insanity in the Congress… https://t.co/80rckkJcye — Arun Jaitley (@arunjaitley) 1548083466000 (With inputs from agencies) EC slams UK hackathon, mulls legal action NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Monday rejected the claims of EVM hacking made at an event in London and is examining what legal action can and should be taken in the matter.An Indian cyber expert, seeking political asylum in the US, has claimed that the 2014 general election was "rigged" through the Electronic Voting Machines ( EVMs ), which, he says, can be hacked.Addressing a press conference in London via Skype, the man, identified as Syed Shuja, said he fled India in 2014 because he felt threatened in the country after the killing of some of his team members.Responding to the event, the Election Commission in a statement said, "EC has been wary of becoming a party to this motivated slugfest. EC firmly stands by the empirical facts about foolproof nature of ECI EVMs deployed in elections in India. ""It needs to be reiterated that these EVMs are manufactured in BEL/ECIL under very strict supervisory and security conditions and there are rigorous SOPs observed at all stages under the supervision of a Committee of eminent technical experts constituted way back in 2010," the poll body further said.Syed Shuja claimed that other than the BJP, the SP, BSP, AAP and Congress too are involved in the EVMs rigging.He said the Election Commission and political parties were invited for his press meet, but only Congress leader Kapil Sibal attended the event.Meanwhile, the BJP targeted the Congress for being a part of the "motivated campaign. ""Congress has a lot of freelancers, who sometimes reach even Pakistan to take help for removing Modi Ji.They are making a hacking horror show of their possible defeat in the upcoming elections," said Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi. "Kapil Sibal didn't go by accident. He was sent by the Congress, by Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi," he said adding, the event organisers were paid to tarnish the democratic process of the country.West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee today said the opposition will take up with Election Commission the claims made by the cyber expert that EVMs can be hacked.<doc-sep>File photo used for representation Key Highlights The EC has asked the police to probe the statement made by Shuja yesterday that EVMs can be rigged Shuja, a US-based hacker, had yesterday claimed that EVMs used for elections in India can be hacked The EC seeks action against Shuja for engaging in public mischief by spreading rumours NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday asked the Delhi Police to lodge an FIR against self-proclaimed cyber expert Syed Shuja , who had on Monday claimed that EVMs used for elections in India can be hacked. In its complaint, the poll body has asked the police to charge the US-based hacker under Section 505(1)(b) of the IPC and other relevant provisions of the law for engaging in public mischief by spreading rumours. The EC has asked the police to "investigate promptly" the statement made by Shuja yesterday at an event in London that the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) can be tampered with and that the 2014 Lok Sabha elections were rigged. Requesting a probe, the EC in its letter to the Delhi Police has stated that the hacker has claimed that he was part of the EVM design team and can hack the EVMs used in elections in India. Meanwhile, the BJP has dubbed the allegations of rigging in the 2014 polls, made at a London press conference, a "Congress-sponsored conspiracy" designed to "defame" Indian democracy and its Election Commission.<doc-sep>NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police has registered a case based on a complaint filed by the Election Commission regarding allegations of hacking of EVMs and rigging of polls levelled by self-proclaimed cyber expert Syed Shuja , officials said Wednesday. "Based on a complaint received from the Election Commission, an FIR has been registered under Section 505 of the Indian Penal Code (intent to cause fear or public mischief) at Parliament Street police station. Action will be taken as per the law," a senior police officer said.On Tuesday, the poll panel had filed a complaint with the Delhi Police, asking it to register an FIR against Syed Shuja, who during a press conference in London on Monday, claimed that the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) can be hacked, and the 2014 Lok Sabha elections were rigged.In its complaint, the poll panel had asked police to investigate the matter "promptly" for violation of certain IPC sections dealing with spreading rumour to "create fear" in the minds of people.<doc-sep>
London, January 21: An event is taking place in London to demonstrate how Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) that are used in India during elections can be hacked. The event began at 5:30 pm IST in which Syed Shuja, a cyber expert from the United States, was display live hacking of EVMs. The event comes close on the heels of Lok Sabha Elections 2019 to be held in the country in April. Congress leader Kapil Sibal is one of the attendees at the event. 4-member Opposition Committee on EVMs. The US-based cyber expert who was displaying the live hacking of EVMs said he has also designed EVMs used in India. He also spoke about when and where EVMs in India have been tampered with. The event was organised by Europe's Indian Journalists Association (IJA). The event was available for live streaming on the Facebook page Final War Against Corruption. Watch Live streaming on Facebook here Shuja said he worked for the ECIL from 2009-2014. He said that he could not be present at the event because he was attacked four days ago in the US and was, therefore, addressing the event via video conferencing. The organisers of the event said that the Election Commission as well as other political parties were also invited for the event but they didn't attend. There have been allegations of EVM tampering against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by the Opposition. There have also been demands that the Lok Sabha Elections 2019 be held via ballot paper voting to ensure fairness. On Saturday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had said that a four-member committee has been formed to take a call on the stand the opposition parties would have about the electronic voting machines (EVMs) in view of the coming Lok Sabha elections. "We have decided to form a committee. Its members are Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, SP president Akhilesh Yadav, BSP leader Satish Mishra, and Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi," she said. The Congress on Sunday said that because Lok Sabha elections are on the horizon, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has started panicking and therefore is criticising the formation of the four-member committee for EVMs. (The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Jan 21, 2019 05:45 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).