The slew of measures including strict vigilance and stringent actions by the election authorities and the enforcement agencies appear to have fallen short to check the Illegal distribution of money among voters ahead of the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections slated for May 13 if sources are to be believed. They say political parties are distributing money “openly in broad daylight” in villages and towns this time.
The Lok Sabha and Assembly elections are a ‘do or die’ situation for many political leaders in Andhra Pradesh. Several candidates of the YSR Congress Party and the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) are said to be spending crores of rupees to win the seats at any cost. Sources say that the party cadres are distributing ₹2,000 to ₹3,000 per voter and the government employees on poll duty who exercised their franchise through postal ballots got ₹5,000 to ₹6,000 each.
“The employees’ unions have demanded ₹6,000 per person to support our party. Even the Resident Welfare Associations have also sought lump-sum amounts”Leader of a political party
