Raipur, india: Expenditure Observers IRS Dr. Lalita Kumari and IRS Mugdha Kiran Sardeshpande, appointed by the Election Commission of India, today met all Returning Officers, Nodal Officers, Assistant Expenditure Observers, FST, VST, SST, VVT, MCMC, other accounting teams and master trainers in the Collectorate meeting room. Took a meeting.
During this, Collector and District Election Officer Doman Singh, District Panchayat CEO and Sweep Nodal Officer Amit Kumar were present. Expenditure Observer IRS Dr. Lalita Kumari said that for the expenditure monitoring work, it is necessary that all the teams monitor the expenditure of the candidate. Daily reports regarding this should be received from Income Tax Department and Excise Department. He said that action should be taken against illegal transportation of liquor and seizure of cash across the interstate border. He said that banks will also remain alert and keep an eye on suspicious cash transactions.
He said that the flying squad should work in coordination with the Income Tax Department team during the action. All two wheeler and four wheeler vehicles should be checked. Instructions were given to inspect all the vehicles while being alert and alert. He said that video surveillance teams will make videos thoroughly and video observation teams will observe the videos closely. Videos are important as evidence, so make well-instructed videos. The accounting team will submit reports daily. Discussed various issues including shadow register, helicopter, star scanner. He said that static surveillance team, flying squad team, video surveillance team, video observation team and other teams will work alertly.
Collector Doman Singh said that all the officers have been given adequate training and rehearsals have also been done. Gave instructions to everyone to work well in the field. He said that the team is working well. The police and excise department teams are continuously working to stop illegal transportation of liquor on the interstate border. Recently, a large quantity of sarees worth Rs 34 lakh have been seized at Kallubanjari check post. He directed all the team to do videography well. He said that nomination papers have not been submitted yet and now the work will be expedited, everyone will work with alertness. Complaints received through C-Vigil are also being resolved. Since the implementation of the Model Code of Conduct, the action of property defacement is continuing in the district.
Joint Collector and Deputy District Election Officer Khemlal Verma provided information regarding the election work of the district through a presentation. He told that in the district, there are Bortalab and Bagnadi under Dongargaon assembly and Chilahati and Kallubanjari check post under Khujji assembly. Giving information, he said that the border of the district is also connected to Gadchiroli Naxal area. He said that static surveillance teams are monitoring all these four check posts round the clock. He said that polling stations like Bortalab, Jhindjob, Khampura, Budanchhapar, Mangikhuta, Sitagota, Bagnadi under Dongargaon and Bagnadi, Pandarapani, Bendari, Jhadikhyri, Gerighat, Bhakurra, Tipangarh under Khujji assembly are in Naxal affected areas.
He said that CCTV cameras have been installed in all the nomination rooms and are being monitored by the video surveillance team. Gave information regarding FST, VVT, SST, C-Vigil, MCMC team, control room. He said that according to the information given by the State Excise Department, Reserve Bank of India and Income Tax Department, it is an expenditure sensitive constituency. 123 polling stations located in urban areas are in slum areas. He said that till now 8740 liters of illicit liquor has been seized. From January 1 to October 8, 2023, 11966.82 liters of illicit liquor worth Rs 49 lakh 79 thousand 362 was seized in 1596 cases. Between October 9, 2023 and October 13, 2023, about 199 liters of illicit liquor worth Rs 81 thousand 825 has been seized. Giving information, he said that the process of seizure by the police and excise department team is going on continuously.
In 32 cases, action has been taken to seize 93.90 kg of ganja and other intoxicants worth Rs 1 lakh 81 thousand 300. Recently, bags full of sarees worth Rs 34 lakh have been seized. Within three days, action has been taken to seize illegal liquor and other materials worth Rs 35 lakh 11 thousand. The team of Police, Excise, FST and SST is working actively. On this occasion, Additional Collector Indira Naveen Pratap Singh Tomar, SDM Dongargarh Girish Ramteke, SDM Dongargaon Ashwan Kumar, Assistant Expenditure Observer, e-District Manager Saurabh Mishra and other officers were present.
