Arun Jaitley rubbishes EVM rigging allegations, says Congress insanity becoming contagious

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on January 21 rubbished the allegation of rigging of the electronic voting machines (EVMs) and said the insanity of the Congress is increasingly becoming contagious.

Jaitley's comments come in the backdrop of an Indian cyber expert, who is seeking political asylum in the US, claiming that the 2014 general election was "rigged" through EVMs, which are prone to hacking.

The Minister, who is in the US for a medical check-up, tweeted:

Amid claims by an Indian cyber expert that electronic voting machines (EVMs) can be hacked, the Election Commission earlier in the day asserted that it firmly stands by "empirical facts about foolproof nature" of its machines and said it is examining as to what legal action "can and should" be taken in the matter.

Addressing a press conference in London via Skype, the man, identified as Syed Suja, said he had fled India in 2014 because he felt threatened in the country after the killing of some of his team members.