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More than 1.68 lakh cases of defacement person been removed since the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) came into unit successful Tamil Nadu, and the First Information Reports person been registered successful 61 of them.
According to an authoritative release, “With respect to MCC provisions, statues of deceased leaders request not beryllium covered. However, photographs of politically progressive leaders displayed successful nationalist places oregon authorities buildings indispensable beryllium covered instantly upon enforcement of the MCC.”
It besides issued a clarification successful respect of cases wherein individuals — including members of the public, governmental enactment representatives, candidates, oregon traders — were recovered carrying cash. “Upon verification [of valid documentary grounds oregon written mentation for the root and intent of the funds], if the authorities are satisfied that the currency is not meant for organisation to voters, specified amounts volition beryllium returned to the rightful proprietor and volition not beryllium seized. In lawsuit of immoderate grievance implicit the determination of the authorities, an entreaty tin beryllium made to the District Grievance Committee.”
Under the prescribed norms, an Assembly predetermination campaigner is permitted to incur an predetermination expenditure of up to ₹40 lakh. “To efficaciously show specified expenditure, a robust multi-tier predetermination expenditure monitoring mechanics has been established astatine the territory level nether the supervision of the respective District Election Officers.”
To guarantee stringent enforcement, each 234 Assembly constituencies successful Tamil Nadu person been equipped with dedicated surveillance teams, including flying squads and static surveillance teams. Twenty-five predetermination expenditure monitoring agencies, specified arsenic the Income Tax Department and the Customs Department, are besides engaged successful monitoring and surveillance, the ECI said successful the release.
As of Tuesday, currency and goods valued astatine ₹23.28 crore were seized. To facilitate nationalist information successful ensuring a escaped and just election, territory predetermination power rooms person been established successful each districts. Complaints received from members of the nationalist are being promptly acted upon. The District Election Officers are besides intimately monitoring adherence to the MCC by each stakeholders, the ECI said.
