Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar has said that the Election Commission will initiate stern action against those indulging in distribution of liquor, cash and other freebies to voters in the forthcoming assembly elections.
The Chief Election Commissioner said incidents of distribution of money and liquor in the bypolls held in Telangana had come to the notice of the commission. “Giving, taking and facilitation of inducements are punishable. Heard about the menace in the bypolls and we have registered cases under sections of the IPC. You will see the action,” he asserted.
He was replying to a query on the huge amounts of cash and liquor apprehended during the previous assembly elections in 2018, during a press conference to mark the conclusion of ECI team’s visit to assess the poll preparedness in Telangana on Thursday. The Chief Election Commissioner however evaded a reply when asked about the possible date of announcement of schedule for assembly elections.
