Election commission files FIR against fake news about EVM hacking ANI | Updated: Mar 11, 2021 21:21 IST
New Delhi [India], March 11 (ANI): Taking stern action against fake news, the Election Commission (EC) of India on Thursday lodged an FIR against the fake news about EVM hacking attributed to Former Chief Election Commissioner of India TS Krishnamurthy circulated over the internet.
According to an official statement issued by EC, a fake news item dated December 21, 2017, maliciously attributed that former Chief Election Commissioner of India TS Krishnamurthy had opined that a particular party won assembly elections by hacking EVMs. This wrongful information was previously debunked by former CEC himself, soon after this matter had come to his knowledge in 2018. This news is again being circulated by some miscreants on social media, the statement read.
The ECI has taken a strong note of the fake news about EVM Hacking attributed to former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) TS Krishnamurthy circulated on some social media platforms and the Internet.
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Collector V. Vishnu inspects the counting centre at Government Engineering College in Palayamkottai on Monday. | Photo Credit: A. SHAIKMOHIDEEN
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Even as all-out efforts are being made to ensure free and fair polling during the Assembly election on April 6, the Returning Officers have been instructed to file complaints against all poll code violations without any fear or favour, District Collector V. Vishnu has said.
Speaking to reporters here on Monday after inspecting Government Engineering College, the counting centre for the votes to be polled all 5 Assembly segments in the district, the administration had made various arrangements to conduct the Assembly election in free and fair manner with the cooperation of all stakeholders. The round-the-clock election control room coul
In case of people infected with COVID-19 or suspected of being infected with the virus, they would be permitted to cast their votes wearing a PPE kit that would be provided by authorities. There are 76 counting centres in the state.