Ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the Election Commission of India has seized a record-breaking amount of ₹4,658 crore in inducements, including drugs, cash, liquor, and gold. This figure surpasses the previous records set during the 2019 elections and represents a significant increase across all categories. Notably, drugs constitute 45% of the total seizures. The enforcement actions highlight the Election Commission's intensified efforts to curb illegal inducements in election campaigns.
The Indian Coast Guard apprehended an Indian fishing boat carrying unauthorised cash, involved in the smuggling of diesel, 83 nautical miles north-west of Mumbai in the wee hours of Wednesday. Acting on a tip-off from the customs department, the ICG Regional Headquarters (West)… https://t.co/EhQBhy323C
.@IndiaCoastGuard Ship Subhadra Kumari Chauhan in an INT OP apprehended an Indian fishing boat allegedly involved in illegal transhipment of #Diesel off #Mumbai Coast and recovered Rs 11.46 lakh of currency meant for diesel smuggling. OP involved multi ship/shore coordination… https://t.co/eA97ypxzmp
#ElectionsWithHT | Amid ‘insinuations’, EC details poll code action To stress on the transparency that it said it followed, the panel provided examples of actions it had taken against parties and candidates. #LokSabhaElection2024 https://t.co/a2doTsxGwC https://t.co/WxIwhl8wcj
#ElectionsWithHT | To stress on the transparency that it said it followed, the panel provided examples of actions it had taken against parties and candidates. https://t.co/a2doTsxGwC
#ElectionsWithNDTV | Drugs Worth ₹ 26 Crore Seized Since Poll Dates Announced In Tripura https://t.co/p7IPIQhWIa #LokSabhaElections2024 https://t.co/kPoJlhuDWP
NDLEA destroys 304,436kg of illicit drugs in Lagos https://t.co/BwNe3zunpJ
#WATCH | 160 kg of drugs destroyed in #PortBlair, ahead of the #LokSabhaElections starting from April 19 (📹 ANI ) https://t.co/9G7kJt9Ige
#TheNews | Poll Panel Seizes Rs 4,650 Crore So Far, Highest-Ever For Lok Sabha Elections. #LokSabhaElections https://t.co/M5SHh4hu7z
One month of Model Code of Conduct: ECI said that over 2.68 lakh complaints have been filed on c-vigil portal on violations #LokSabhaElection2024 #ElectionCommission Reported by: @niveditasingh__ https://t.co/3n0GZrGao2 https://t.co/ipbnUhjheZ
#IndianNavy seizes 940kg drugs in Arabian Sea in 1st interdiction as CMF Member https://t.co/A6evBZcf0N https://t.co/sAOcu7GFwo
#IndianNavy seizes 940 kgs of meth, hash and heroin in major drug bust https://t.co/mALK0I2ZLg
JUST IN | Indian Naval ship INS Talwar, mission deployed in Western Arabian Sea for Maritime Security Operations as part of Combined Task Force 150 led focussed operation Crimson Barracuda, successfully apprehended a suspicious dhow on April 13, reports @dperi84 https://t.co/zKmsOeovvg
▶️#ElectionCommission has said that around 200 complaints have been filed by various #politicalparties and #candidates since the implementation of the Model Code of Conduct. Out of the total complaints received, action has been taken on 169 cases. ▶️The Commission said that it… https://t.co/mYr7T7GjLW
#JammuAndKashmir : Enforcement agencies have made a seizure of money and other inducements worth Rs 4.28 Crore from the Union Territory. As per the data provided by the #ECI in Jammu and Kashmir, different enforcement agencies, both from the Centre and Union Territory have…
🔹ECI states position on enforcement of MCC during first month 🔹All Parties/Candidates treated at par; enforcing Level Playing field is the only guide 🔹Field officials guard both MCC compliance and freedom of campaigning Read here: https://t.co/0uCiZ5kmpm @ECISVEEP…
With a month since the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) came into effect, the Election Commission of India is broadly satisfied with the compliance of the code by political parties and that campaign by various parties and candidates has remained largely clutter-free: Election… https://t.co/4Rhdv9Hq4O
Business @ 9 | Drugs, liquor, cash & gold: ₹4,650 cr total seizures ahead of polls Former Chief Election Commissioner of India TS Krishnamurthy opines on EC's crackdown and what more steps can be taken against 'cash for votes' @VikramOza @joinsumit https://t.co/nMjgS3Dip2
In Election Commission's Biggest Ever Seizure, Rs 4,658 Crore Recovered Ahead Of Lok Sabha Polls https://t.co/suEFNvarVy
#Seizure worth Rs 4,650 crore made; 45% of them #drugs: #ElectionCommission #LokSabhaElections #LokSabhaPolls2024 #ElectionsWithET https://t.co/rWYb1MTfr2
#ElectionsWithHT | Compared to the corresponding period of the 2019 #LokSabhaElections, the current seizures represent a significant increase across all categories. https://t.co/Qd8598tC6F https://t.co/zaSSTj5snC
#ElectionsWithHT | Record ₹4600-crore inducements seized ahead of polls, says Election Commission (@vrinda_tulsian reports) https://t.co/Qd8598tC6F https://t.co/N5WXLaE0jk
#ElectionsWithTheHindu | The Election Commission (EC) on April 15 said it was on track to seize the largest amount of inducements, including drugs and cash during an election in the last 75 years, reports @sreeparna_c https://t.co/bz7TwCw3b6
#ElectionsWithHT | #ElectionCommission seizes record ₹4,650 crore ahead of #LokSabhaElections, surpasses 2019 figures https://t.co/4IO2Xv7SVd