The Election Commission today said that it will take stern action against fake news. In a statement the Commission said, it has come to its notice that an old fake news about EVM hacking is being circulated on some social media platforms and internet.
It said, the fake news item of 21st December, 2017 maliciously attributed that former Chief Election Commissioner T S Krishnamurthy had opined that a particular party won assembly elections by hacking EVMs. This wrongful information was previously debunked by the former Chief Election Commissioner himself, soon after this matter had come to his knowledge in 2018. The Commission said, this news is again being circulated by some miscreants on social media.
Refuting the fake news Mr Krishnamurthy has again issued a statement and said, it has been brought to his notice that a fake news which had appeared in a Hindi newspaper quite some time back is being activated and re-circulated as if that he express doubts about the credibility of the Electronic Voting Machine, EVM, in the conduct of elections in India. Mr Krishnamurty said, this is utterly false and mischievous to circulate a wrong impression in the ensuing elections.
He reiterated that the EVMs are most credible and he has no doubt about its efficacy and reliability. The former CEC said, Electronic Voting Machines are indeed our Nation’s pride and that there cannot be any doubt whatsoever about its credibility.
On direction of the Election Commission, an FIR has been lodged by Chief Electoral Officer of Delhi under the IPC Section 500 and Representation of the People Act 1951 Section 128 and 134 against the fake news about EVM Hacking attributed to Former CEC T S Krishnamurthy circulated over the internet. The Investigation has been initiated in this matter and stern action will be taken against the miscreants who have uploaded fake news to create wrong impressions about the election process.