ECI AMENDS expenditure monitoring instructions

Chandigarh, January 28, 2013: The Election Commission of India has amended the expenditure monitoring instructions.   

Disclosing this here today a spokesman of the CEO Punjab today said that that as per the amended ECI instructions assistant expenditure observers, video surveillance teams, video viewing teams, video teams for tracking illegal cash transactions, accounting teams, media certification and monitoring committee, expenditure monitoring control room with 24X7 hrs, call center and expenditure monitoring cell should be in place.     

He said during the bye election model code of conduct would be force in only Moga district. He said that during the checking, if any cash exceeding Rs 50 thousand is found in a vehicle carrying a candidate or his agent, party worker, carrying posters, election materials any drugs, liquor, arms or gift items valued more then 10,000, which are likely to be used for inducement of electoral or any other illicit articles are found in a vehicle, the same should be subject to seizure.

He further said that the whole event of checking and seizure to be video graphed by a video team, which would submit the copy of the video CD to the returning officer. The flying squad should also be in constant touch with official deputed by the law enforcement authorities.