Cash, liquor and other goods worth ₹1.69 crore have been seized in Guntur district since March 16 when the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) for the elections came into force, Collector M. Venugopal Reddy said on April 1 (Monday) after inspecting the Media Centre set up at the Collectorate.
He said that 124 volunteers and four contract employees were dismissed from service and action was taken on a regular employee for violation of the MCC in the district.
Mr. Venugopal Reddy and Collector G. Raja Kumari inspected the facilities at the media centre. They instructed the officers concerned to monitor the news appearing on the print, broadcast and other media platforms regularly.
