Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India Rajiv Kumar has said that firm directions have been given to all “formations of bureaucracy” to ensure free and fair elections in Andhra Pradesh.
Briefing the media here on January 10, after the two-day review meetings organised on the preparations for the general elections, Mr. Rajiv Kumar called upon the people in cities and towns to give up the “urban apathy” so that the overall voting percentage, which was quite good in the State, goes up further.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) had directed the enforcement agencies and the public administration at the district level to make a collaborative effort, rather than work in silos, to curb the flow of money and other forms of inducements, he said, and insisted that purity of electoral rolls remained a priority for the ECI.
