Election Commission today directed the Delhi Chief Electoral Officer to take necessary steps to ensure free, fair and inducement-free Delhi assembly elections.
In a letter, the EC said that all DEOs should hold special meetings with DCPs and senior police officials in the presence of the General, Police and Expenditure Observers for handling the law-and-order situation for the most critical 72 hours to the close of poll and chalk out strategies to ensure free and fair elections. The EC stressed that close tracking should be made by all the enforcement agencies for tracking all forms of misuse of money power and inducement to voters.
It called for strict vigil and proper checking at the inter-state police posts, state excise check posts and commercial tax check posts in tracking transportations of narcotics, freebies, precious metal, cash, and liquor. All the Election Expenditure Monitoring Teams like Flying Squad, Static Surveillance Team, and Video Surveillance Team, are to be fully functional during the last 72 hours of polls.
