ECI holds meeting with Heads of Enforcement Agencies/Forces to combat movement of cash, drugs, liquor and other inducements during Bihar elections
ECI holds meeting with Heads of Enforcement Agencies/Forces to combat movement of cash, drugs, liquor and other inducements during Bihar elections
- The Election Commission of India (ECI) held a meeting of Multi-Departmental Committee on Election Intelligence (MDCEI) at Nirvachan Sadan, New Delhi today.
- Chief Election Commissioner Shri Gyanesh Kumar along with Election Commissioners Dr. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Dr. Vivek Joshi sensitised the law enforcement agencies about their role in ensuring pro-active and preventive action during elections.
- The meeting was held in order to prepare a comprehensive roadmap to combat the pernicious effects of cash and other inducements in elections.
- Heads of Enforcement Agencies including the CBDT, CBIC, ED, DRI, CEIB, FIU- IND, RBI, IBA, NCB, RPF, CISF, BSF, SSB, BCAS, AAI, Postal Department took part in the meeting. CS, DGP, State Police Nodal Officer (SPNO) and CEO Bihar also joined the meeting online.
- The different agencies briefed the Commission regarding their preparation, steps taken and proposed to be taken for ensuring inducement free elections. The briefings were on a wide-range of topics pertaining to curbing the use of money and other inducements to vitiate elections were made.
- The Commission instructed that there should be co-operation and sharing of intelligence of economic offences amongst law enforcement agencies for effective action.
- The Commission emphasised the intra agency co-ordination in each enforcement agency at National, State and District level various levels.
- The Commission also directed that the concerned agencies to map the constituencies to check transportation of smuggled goods, drugs, liquor and cash, including fake currency, inter-state borders and international borders.
- The Commission directed to ensure policy of ‘zero-tolerance’ for free and fair elections in Bihar.