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00:00We had expected that these attacks would be outside the borders of the country.
00:05Sometimes the voter list is bad, sometimes the EVMs are bad, sometimes this is bad,
00:10sometimes there is no person on the ARO table in the counting.
00:14I spoke to 150 DMs. What is this happening in the country?
00:17Since 2019.
00:20What was not there?
00:22The statewide total of PC and AC was not at the top. That's it.
00:29It was not that much.
00:30If there is a number of electors, if there are percentages, then take out the total number.
00:34If not, how will it be wrong?
00:36So what was the atmosphere?
00:38One crore voters increased.
00:40Sometimes the voter list is bad, sometimes the EVMs are bad,
00:44sometimes this is bad, sometimes there is no person on the ARO table in the counting.
00:49I spoke to 150 DMs. What is this happening in the country?
00:54This is a fake narrative that is going on.
00:57We have completely failed to understand this.
01:01We admit this.
01:03Now we have understood.
01:05Now we have understood.
01:07So the learning that you asked us,
01:13we have three learnings for this.
01:17We also admit this upfront.
01:19We should at least end the elections a month in advance.
01:24We should not go in so much heat.
01:26This is one learning for us,
01:28which we want to keep for us.
01:30It is a very big election.
01:32It takes a lot of forces.
01:34There is a lot of movement.
01:36We cannot reduce the time.
01:38But we can do it earlier.
01:40We should not do it in so much heat.
01:42This is first. Learning for us.
01:44Second,
01:46to fight this fake narrative,
01:48and one more,
01:50we should prepare for this.
01:52And there is one more thing.
01:54We had expected
01:56We had expected
02:00that these attacks would be outside the borders of the country.
02:04We had thought about it.
02:06We had made arrangements for it.
02:08It did not happen.
02:10I cannot tell you technically what the arrangements were.
02:12But we had made the arrangements.
02:14But it happened within us.
02:16The scheme of postal ballots,
02:18its rule is
02:2054A,
02:22which was introduced in 1964,
02:24in the Act.
02:26At that time,
02:28there were not
02:30many postal ballots.
02:32At that time,
02:34there were no senior citizens.
02:36There were no PWDs.
02:38ETPBS was not of that kind.
02:40So, this number is increasing slowly.
02:42And for an inclusive election,
02:44it is necessary that
02:46we extend this facility.
02:48Like, last time, you only said
02:50that you do not have this facility.
02:52We went and enabled it.
02:54Everyone should get it.
02:56Essential services should get it.
02:58People ask us why we do not have the right to vote.
03:00Nurses, doctors.
03:02We are trying.
03:04We tried to reach those people
03:06who went out of their homes in remote voting.
03:08But the time has not come yet.
03:10So, this Act,
03:12this rule,
03:14clearly states that
03:16it will start first.
03:18So, on all centers in the country,
03:20it will start first.
03:22No doubt about it.
03:24After only half an hour would start the
03:26EVM counting.
03:28So, there are three countings
03:30which are happening simultaneously.
03:32And it is happening.
03:34It happened in 2019.
03:36It happened in all the 2022 elections
03:38of the states held thereafter.
03:42It happened yesterday also
03:44in Varunachal and Sikkim.
03:46We cannot change anything in the mid-course.
03:48And why can't we change?
03:50Because it is compliant with the rule.
03:52What does it say?
03:54All three will start.
03:56And after that, they will continuously
03:58continue till the last.
04:00Hostel will run like a hostel.
04:02EVM will run like an EVM.
04:04As soon as the EVM ends,
04:06the counting of 5 VVPETs will start.
04:08And, for your general knowledge,
04:10almost majority of the
04:12booths have
04:14less number of postal ballots.
04:16So, it will automatically end first.
04:18It will continue like this.
04:20This is what I wanted to say.
04:22You asked.
04:24I have told twice.
04:26The story of Chennai
04:28is a very hopeful story.
04:32LWE areas, Manipur,
04:34all these places show
04:36how much people want to participate
04:38in the democratic process
04:40I wish
04:42these long, long queues
04:44I showed a photo of a girl
04:46who was shining in her eyes
04:48during the voting.
04:50People should not fight among themselves.
04:52And, we should fulfill
04:54their wishes very soon
04:56so that they can
04:58choose their own governance.
05:00We will very soon start
05:02the process of assembly elections
05:04in J&K. We are very enthused.
05:06It is one of our most
05:08I mean most satisfying moment
05:10for all of us, for the entire nation
05:12and especially for us in the commission
05:14that we could
05:16kind of ensure this.
05:18And, we will
05:20start that process very soon.