Lok Sabha Election: Seized Rs 4,650 Crore... In the 75-year election history, the Election Commission has taken the biggest action so far.
Lok Sabha Election The Election Commission said on Monday that officials under its watch are seizing Rs 100 crore every day since March 1 ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. The commission said enforcement officials have seized Rs 4,650 crore even before polling for the Lok Sabha elections began and this is more than the total seizure made in the 2019 elections.
PTI, New Delhi. Lok Sabha Election 2024 dates have been announced. All the parties are busy preparing for the elections. As soon as elections come, parties and candidates always use money to woo voters. This time too, the situation is similar, but the Election Commission has made the biggest seizure so far on the use of money this year.
The Election Commission on Monday said that officials under its watch are seizing Rs 100 crore every day since March 1 ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. The commission said enforcement officials have seized Rs 4,650 crore even before polling for the Lok Sabha polls began and this is ‘more than the total seizure’ made in the 2019 elections.
The highest seizure recorded in the 75 year history
The Election Commission said in a statement that with the 2024 general elections, the ECI is on track to seize the highest number of polls recorded in the country’s 75-year history of Lok Sabha elections. The first phase of voting for the 18th Lok Sabha polls on Friday Enforcement agencies have seized a record amount of over Rs 4,650 crore to curb money laundering even before it started.
