US-based ‘cyber expert’ alleges 2014 General Elections were rigged, makes other sensational claims
A United States-based “cyber expert”, who claims he was part of a team that designed the electronic voting machines used in India, told a press conference in London on Monday that the 2014 General Elections had been rigged. He also claimed that BJP leader Gopinath Munde and journalist Gauri Lankesh had been murdered to cover up the alleged manipulation of the machines.…
Syed Shuja, who addressed a press briefing in London via videoconferencing, claimed that he could demonstrate how the voting machines can be hacked, The Quint reported.… Shuja, who claimed that he worked for Electronics Corporation of India Ltd from 2009 to 2014, said that he and his team realised in April 2014 that “signals were being emitted” from the machines used in the General Elections. The BJP hacked the machines using a modulator which transmits military-grade frequency, he alleged.
Shuja claimed that when he and his team went to meet BJP leaders in Hyderabad in 2014, hoping to question them about the supposed EVM tampering, they were shot at. Shuja claimed that he was injured, and his colleagues were killed. A communal incident was “arranged” in Hyderabad to cover up the incident, he alleged. After this, Shuja said he fled India and sought asylum in the United States.…
SEE ALSO:
- How Were EVMs Hacked? Here’s How It Allegedly Took Place in 2014 (Jan 21, 2019, The Quint)
https://www.thequint.com/tech-and-auto/tech-news/here-is-how-evms-were-allegedly-hacked-in-2014 - “EVMs Are Tamperable”: Writ Petition With SC to Direct EC To Ensure Extensive Use of Paper Trail (Jan 25, 2019, The Citizen)
https://www.thecitizen.in/index.php/en/NewsDetail/index/2/16114/EVMs-Are-Tamperable-Writ-Petition-With-SC-to-Direct-EC-To-Ensure-Extensive-Use-of-Paper-Trail - EVM hacking row: SP asks EC to use ballot papers for 2019 polls (Jan 24, 2019, Indian Express)
https://indianexpress.com/article/india/evm-hacking-row-samajwadi-party-asks-ec-to-use-ballot-papers-for-2019-polls-5553693/ - Amid EVM hacking row, Mayawati seeks 2019 polls through ballot paper (Jan 22, 2019, Hindustan Times)
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/amid-evm-hacking-row-mayawati-seeks-2019-polls-through-ballot-paper/story-h7bUudDQvbXaHt3wqJfl6K.html
