““No OTP needed for unlocking EVMs”: Mumbai North West Returning Officer rubbishes claims of a Mumbai daily”, Organiser, June 17, 2024″
“After a report by a Mumbai-based newspaper stated that Shiv Sena leader Ravindra Waikar’s relative was carrying a mobile phone inside a counting centre in Maharashtra’s Goregaon that was allegedly used for generating the OTP that unlocked the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM), the Returning Officer dispelled such reports and clarified that no OTP (One Time Password) on mobile is needed for unlocking.
“There is no OTP (One Time Password) on mobile for unlocking EVM as it is non programmable and it has no wireless communication capabilities. It is a complete lie being spread by a newspaper, which is being used by some leaders to create false narrative,” Vandana Suryavanshi, the Returning Officer of 27 Mumbai North West Parliamentary Constituency said in a press conference on June 16.
“Criminal case has already been filed by the Returning Officer,” she added…..”
Read the full article at Organiser.org