Cash, goods worth ₹178.78 crore seized in T.N. as of March 24: Election Commission

The Election Commission (EC) connected Tuesday said it seized currency and goods worthy ₹178.78 crore arsenic of March 24, arsenic portion of the ongoing predetermination expenditure monitoring and enforcement activities successful Tamil Nadu for the Assembly election.

Chief Electoral Officer Archana Patnaik, successful a statement, said ₹34.64 crore successful cash, liquor worthy ₹0.79 crore, drugs and narcotic substances worthy ₹6.76 crore, precious metals worthy ₹112.37 crore, and freebies worthy ₹24.22 crore were seized.

She said to guarantee strict adherence to the Model Code of Conduct and to forestall electoral violations, a multi-tier enforcement mechanics has been activated crossed the State. A full of 2,169 flying squad teams person been constituted and deployed passim Tamil Nadu. These teams are functioning round-the-clock and promptly responding to complaints received done the cVigil app and different channels.

Further, extended and continuous operations person been carried retired crossed the State for the removal of unauthorised governmental advertisements and eliminations of defacement connected some nationalist and backstage properties. A full of 4,54,321 nationalist spot defacement removal, 2,56,041 backstage spot defacement removal and 544 cases person been filed successful transportation with this workout arsenic of March 24, she added.