“Already, 3,008 litres of Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL), 444 tetra packs of 90 ml liquor cartons and two and a half kg of marijuana have been confiscated,” the Chief Secretary said in a video conference organised by the Election Commission of India (ECI).
On Monday, senior AP government officials attended an ECI video conference meeting focused on restricting the movement of liquor, cash and other inducements to influence voters during Karnataka’s single-phase elections to be held on May 10. Officials from Telangana, Maharashtra, Goa, Kerala and Tamil Nadu also attended the meeting. “On Monday, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar along with other Election Commissioners held a video conference with the Chief Secretaries, DGPs, Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) and other senior officials,” said a statement from the State government.
Andhra Pradesh government has set up 45 integrated checkposts in its districts bordering Karnataka to rein in the flow of illegal liquor, cash, and other inducements to the poll-bound state. The checkposts would be manned by officials from police, excise, commercial taxes, revenue, and other departments. The move comes ahead of Karnataka’s single-phase elections scheduled to be held on May 10, and officials from other neighboring states like Telangana, Maharashtra, Goa, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu also attended a video conference organized by the Election Commission of India (ECI) to discuss measures to restrict the movement of liquor, cash, and other inducements to influence voters. The Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh, K S Jawahar Reddy, stated that already 3,008 liters of Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL), 444 tetra packs of 90 ml liquor cartons, and 2.5 kg of marijuana have been confiscated.
According to the news story, the Election Commission of India (ECI) organized a video conference meeting on Monday, where senior officials from the Andhra Pradesh government, as well as officials from neighboring states like Telangana, Maharashtra, Goa, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu, attended. The meeting focused on implementing measures to restrict the movement of liquor, cash, and other inducements to influence voters during the upcoming single-phase elections in Karnataka, which are scheduled to be held on May 10. The aim is to ensure free and fair elections in the state.
