Election officials in the State have intensified their vigil on checking inducements to voters like cash, liquor, precious metals and drugs/narcotics in the run up to the Lok Sabha elections on May 13.
Officials have resolved to give no scope for lethargy on the part of the enforcement agencies which have seized cash and other material worth ₹125 crore from March 1 till Monday as part of their check ups. Confessional statements reportedly given by the accused in the phone tapping case that cash had been transported in government vehicles has kept the election authorities on high alert.
“Static Surveillance Teams have been working round-the-clock to check the movement of inducements. Random checks will be conducted on vehicles, including the government and police vehicles, as a precautionary measure,” Chief Electoral Officer Vikas Raj told The Hindu.
