LS Polls: ECI cracks down on cash energy in J&K; Money, liquor, medicine, freebies price Rs 4 Cr seized

Srinagar : The Election Fee of India (ECI) Monday said that in its crackdown on cash energy, it has seized money, liquor, medicine and freebies price Rs 4 Crore in Jammu and Kashmir and that it’ll proceed its drive forward of the Lok Sabha polls.

In a press release issued to information company the ECI mentioned that with Common Elections 2024 underway, ECI is on observe for the very best ever seizures of inducements recorded within the 75-year historical past of Lok Sabha elections within the nation ECI cracks down on cash energy: Rs.100 crore seizure every day since 1st March Rs. 4650 crores seized even earlier than polling begins:

Greater than complete seizures in 2019 polls, the ECI mentioned that the motion will proceed to be strict and continuous With Common Elections 2024 underway. “ECI is on observe for the very best ever seizures of inducements recorded within the 75-year historical past of Lok Sabha elections within the nation. “Enforcement Companies have made a document seizure of over Rs. 4650 crores in ECI’s resolute battle in opposition to cash energy even earlier than the primary section of polling for the 18th Lok Sabha elections commences on Friday. This marks a pointy enhance over Rs 3475 crores seized throughout the whole Lok Sabha election in 2019,” the assertion mentioned. “Considerably, 45% of the seizures are of medication and narcotics, which might be beneath the particular focus of the Fee. The seizures have been potential by complete planning, scaled up collaboration and unified deterrence motion from businesses, proactive citizen participation and optimum engagement of know-how. Use of black cash, over and above political financing and correct disclosure thereof, might disturb the extent taking part in subject in favour of extra resourceful events or candidates in particular geographies. The seizures are a important a part of ECI’s resolve to conduct the Lok Sabha elections freed from inducements and electoral malpractices and to make sure a stage taking part in subject.”

The ECI states that the Fee throughout evaluations had all the time emphasised that there might be multi-pronged surveillance on all modes of transport – verify posts and nakas for street transport, Coast guard for coastal routes and DMs and SPs alongside businesses for air routes together with checking of helicopters and non-scheduled flights.

The ECI said that in January and February 2024, the months previous the official announcement, countrywide seizures totalling one other Rs 7502 crores have been recorded within the type of money, liquor, medicine, valuable metals and freebies. This brings complete seizure to over Rs 12000 crores to this point with six weeks nonetheless left within the election interval, the ECI mentioned. As per ECI figures,
in J&Ok, money price Rs 1.2466890 Cr, Liquor price Rs 0.6300640 Cr, Medication price Rs 2.3529220 Cr, valuable metallic price 0.0025800 Cr, freebies/different objects price Rs0.0559150 Crore. “Complete seizures in J&Ok are price Rs 4.2881700 Crore,” the ECI assertion mentioned—(KNO)