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India’s Supreme Court Reserves Decision Over Election Electronic Voting Machines

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Election News: The Supreme Court of India reserved its decision on Wednesday, April 24, on the petition regarding the verification of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verified Paper Audit Trails (VVPATs), reiterating its position that it lacks authority over election administration, which is the purview of another constitutional body.

The decision comes as phase two of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 prepares to begin on April 26.

On April 18, a bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta reserved its verdict on a batch of petitions seeking complete cross-verification of votes cast using EVMs with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT), stating that it needed clarification on certain aspects due to some confusion in the EC’s answers to its ‘frequently asked questions’ (FAQs) on EVMs.

During the hearing, India’s Supreme Court Judge Datta informed attorney Prashant Bhushan that there had been no reports of malicious application loading with the symbol. “Out of the 5% VVPATs counted, any candidate can show if there is any mismatch,” Justice Datta inquired.

“To far, there has been no report of such an incidence (a malicious application being loaded alongside the symbol). We cannot control the election, Mr. Bhushan, or any other constitutional power,” Justice Datta said.

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Justice Khanna said, “If there is room for improvement, we can absolutely make it better. The courts intervened twice: once when we ordered the use of VVPAT, and again when we boosted the verification rate from one to five percent.” The Supreme Court further stated that whenever ideas were made to improve the voting process, they always urged for a return to ballot papers.

In its defense, the Election Commission official told the Supreme Court that “each of the three units, CU, BU, and VVPAT, contains its own microcontrollers, securely housed within.” “These microcontrollers are not physically accessible.”

The order came during the Supreme Court’s hearing on a slew of petitions demanding comprehensive cross-verification of votes cast using EVMs.

One of the petitions, the NGO ‘Association for Democratic Reforms’ (ADR), requested that the poll panel reverse its 2017 decision to replace the clear glass on VVPAT machines with opaque glass through which a voter may only view the slip while the light is on for seven seconds.

The petitions also request that voters be given a canopy of the Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) generated by the EVM after each vote.

The VVPAT is an independent vote verification system that allows voters to determine whether their ballots were cast correctly.

Earlier this morning, the Supreme Court bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Dutta questioned the functionality of the microcontroller put in the EVMs, the security of the EVMs and VVPATs, and the maximum term for which the machines can be held.

Modi’s Muslim remarks spark ‘hate speech’ accusations as India’s mammoth election deepens divides

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been accused of making Islamophobic remarks during an election rally on Sunday, inciting considerable outrage among prominent Muslims and members of the opposition.

The world’s most populous country is currently in the midst of a massive weeks-long election in which Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is widely projected to win a rare third straight term.

Speaking to a large crowd in the country’s western Rajasthan state, Modi stated that if elected, the country’s main opposition, the Indian National Congress, would distribute the country’s wealth among “infiltrators” and “those who have more children,” a clear reference to the Muslim community.

“When they (the Congress) were in control, they said Muslims had first priority over resources. They will collect all of your riches and distribute it to those with more children. “They will distribute among infiltrators,” Modi added to thunderous applause from the gathering.

“Do you think your hard-earned money should go to infiltrators? Will you accept this?” Modi stated.

The opposition has seized on Modi’s words, accusing him and the BJP of adopting divisive rhetoric to fuel their increasingly popular brand of Hindu nationalism. Opposition lawmakers have urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to investigate whether Modi’s remarks violated the body’s code of conduct.

The code specifies that politicians cannot appeal to voters based on “caste” or “communal feelings.” Activity that “may aggravate differences, create mutual hatred, or cause tension” among communities and religions is likewise prohibited.

Members of the Muslim community have reacted strongly to Modi’s comments, which come at a time when many fear that a third term for the BJP will exacerbate the country’s already profound religious divide.

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Democrats Now Leaderless After Trump Presidential Win

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Democrats Leaderless After Trump Presidential Win

Democrats spent billions of dollars with the legacy media to try and create fear among American voters that Donald Trump posed an imminent threat to democracy; in the end, voters didn’t care. They chose to believe their own eyes and not the rhetoric.

Following Kamala Harris’ decisive loss, the Democrats are now entering a second Trump presidency without a clear leader, a clear plan, or an accord on the reasons for their significant miscalculations in the 2024 election.

Sen. Bernie Sanders, the Vermont independent and former Democratic primary candidate, had warned Harris before Election Day that she was focusing too much on flipping Republican votes and not enough on pocketbook issues. He issued a statement excoriating party leadership.

“It should come as no great surprise that a Democratic Party which has abandoned working class people would find that the working class has abandoned them,” he said. “First, it was the white working class, and now it is Latino and Black workers as well.

While the Democratic leadership defends the status quo, the American people are angry and want change. And they’re right.”

Trump’s promises to impose tariffs on both allies and foes and his threats to American businesses contemplating the relocation of jobs offshore were alluring to union workers.

Alexandra Rojas, the executive director of the far-left Justice Democrats, told AP that the party’s leadership must “accept responsibility for that a second”Donald Trump presidency was once again feasible under their supervision.”

Rojas charged that the Democratic Party is los”ng legitimacy among the everyday people and marginalized communities, who are continuously used as stepping stones to win elections. She also acknowledged that “there are no easy answers for where we as a coun”ry and movement go from here.”

The data indicates that Democrats have” substantial work to do.

Faiz Shakir, the Democratic strategist who oversaw Sanders’ 2020 presidential campaign, is concerned that Sanders’s Democratic Party will fail to engage in the necessary introspection after this catastrophic defeat.

He asserted that “a healthy party is challenging itself to conduct”that type of autopsy and hear what we did wrong.” “I am not even aware that such a process will occur. He asks, “Will the Democratic Party’s well-paid consultant and big-money interParty learn any real lessons from this disastrous campaign?”

“Will they comprehend the political alienation and pain that tens of millions of Americans are currently experiencing?” Do they have any suggestions for how we can confront the Oligarchy, which is gaining economic and political influence at an accelerated pace? It is unlikely, he said.

Source: AP

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Kamala Concession Speech Trends on Google

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One day after former President Donald Trump’s historic re-election, Vice President Kamala Harris conceded the presidential race and vowed to maintain unity. Her concession speech trended on Google with over 5 million searches.

“I do not concede the fight that fueled this campaign, but I do concede this election.” She stated, “In our nation, we owe loyalty not to a president or a party, but to the Constitution of the United States.”

Kamala Harris acknowledged that there was no viable strategy for obtaining the presidency even though her speech was not what she intended.

In the center of Washington, DC, Harris delivered a speech at her alma mater, Howard University. Harris expressed her gratitude to the hundreds of campaign workers and volunteers who worked assiduously on her campaign and to the tens of millions of voters who cast their votes for her.

Kamala Harris also stated that the country should unite for a peaceful power transfer despite the agony of losing.

She said, “We must acknowledge the outcomes of this election.” “I conversed with President-elect Trump earlier today and congratulated him on his victory.”

I also informed him that we would assist him and his team during his transition and participate in a peaceful transfer of power.

In the interim, Sen. Bernie Sanders issued a caustic statement regarding the presidential election results, accusing the Democratic Party of having “abandoned” working-class voters. It’s unsurprising that “a Democratic Party that has abandoned working class people would find that the working class has abandoned them.”

Sanders, who secured re-election last night, stated that the party’s white working-class voters were the first to quit and that it now appears that Latino and Black workers are following suit. “The American people are enraged and desire change despite the Democratic leadership’s defense of the status quo,” he stated. “And they’re right.”

Trump and Vance were also congratulated on their electoral victory by former President Obama, who ardently campaigned for Harris in the final stretch before Election Day. This was announced in a statement published today.

“This is obviously not the outcome we had hoped for, given our profound disagreements with the Republican ticket on a whole host of issues,” according to him. “But living in a democracy is about recognizing that our point of view won’t always win out, and being willing to accept the peaceful transfer of power.”

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Despite All the Odds Donald Trump Elected 47th President

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Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States.

On Wednesday, Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States, a remarkable turnaround for a former president who refused to concede defeat four years ago.

Trump achieved the 270 electoral votes required to secure the presidency with a victory in Wisconsin. On Wednesday afternoon, he emerged victorious in Michigan, conquering the “blue wall” with Pennsylvania.

On Wednesday afternoon, Vice President Kamala Harris contacted President-Elect Trump to congratulate her and acknowledge his victory in the election. Shortly thereafter, Vice President Biden conversed with Trump to extend his congratulations and invitation to the White House.

Foreign leaders like French President Emmanuel Macron and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also phoned Trump.

“I would like to express my gratitude to the American people for the extraordinary honor of being elected as your 47th and 45th president,” Trump addressed a crowd of enthusiastic supporters in Florida before officially confirming their victory.

“Today, you demonstrated unprecedented attendance to secure a victory, and we have endured an immense amount of hardship together,” Trump said. This was truly exceptional, and we will repay you,” he added.

Upon his return to office, Trump will collaborate with a Senate that is now under Republican control, while the House’s governance remains uncertain.

Elon Musk’s Tesla, banks, cryptocurrencies, and the U.S. stock market all surged Wednesday as investors anticipated a smooth election and Trump’s return to the White House.

Trump has pledged to implement an agenda that prioritizes the substantial revamping of the federal government during his second term.

When Trump assumes office on January 20, he will face various challenges, such as global crises testing America’s influence abroad and heightened political polarization.

Trump has pledged to revolutionize nearly every facet of the American government. This encompasses the intention to initiate the most extensive deportation operation in the nation’s history, once more pursue a zero-sum approach to foreign policy, and increase the use of tariffs.

Upon his arrival in Washington in 2017, Trump was unfamiliar with the mechanisms of federal authority. Congress, the judiciary, and senior staff members who acted as guardrails impeded his agenda.

This time, Trump has declared that he will surround himself with allies who will execute his agenda without question and arrive with hundreds of proposed executive orders, legislative proposals, and in-depth policy papers.

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