Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Friday, 29 March 2019

For Attn : CJI , HON SHRI GOGOI / NEED FOR ACTIVISM


For over 5 years, I have been advocating voting using a Mobile App : VotesApp




Till now, it seemed that political parties ( with vested interests ) would continue to oppose it - ignoring enormous benefits of Time / Money / Efforts that my suggestion offers .


Apart from the possibility of being able to get 850 million voters , to complete voting within hours and being able to declare results , within ONE DAY But the demand of 50 % VVPAT verification by 21 opposition parties can be met ( - and exceeded ) by implementing my suggestion ! If for nothing else, than for their lack of faith in EVM , they should come forward and support mobile-based voting I hope Supreme Court uses this petition to usher India to its Digital future !



VVPAT  ?   How about  EVBAT  ?


21 opposition parties want 50 % of the votes cast using EVM , to be tallied with VVPAT paper slips ( Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail )

Election Commission says ,
#  That would be a very difficult and time-consuming process
#  It would be fraught with practical difficulties to change the protocol with regard to counting procedures
#  Do not alter the system of counting VVPAT paper slips for one randomly selected polling station per assembly
    segment

Supreme Court is not convinced

It wants 100 % tally

It is entirely possible

If all the political parties agree to a technology-based solution , which I would like to be called ,  EVBAT
EVBAT = Everyone Verifiable Block-chain Audit Trail


By getting everyone to vote using his / her Smart Phone , as suggested in :
VotesApp   ………………. 18  Aug 2013

-     which would ensure a Block-chain technology based verification of ,
            #    100 % of the votes cast
            #    Automatically / Instantly
            #    Without need for any human presence

Anyone can view transactions recorded on a permissioned block-chain.

That means that once Election Commission managing the block-chain, verifies the votes, anyone — voters, candidates, or just interested third parties — could see the election results.

For details , read :
Block Chain for Voting ?  ……………….. 11  March   2018


Sure, it is too late for the general elections which are a few weeks away

Dear CJI , Hon Shri Gogoiji,


It is time to test the hypocrisy of those opposition parties by telling them :

“ We , the Supreme Court are convinced with your arguments for 50 % VVPAT tally

  In fact, we are so convinced that we are ordering the Election Commission to undertake 100 % audit

  And to ensure that there is no need to carry out such audit in the presence of representatives of any political

  parties, we are ordering EC to implement :


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29  March  2019



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