An Election Commission of India (ECI) team on Tuesday met top bureaucrats and police officers, as also senior officials from enforcement agencies including Income Tax, ED, Customs and other officials from Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh to review arrangements including coordination on law and order ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
Punjab Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Sibin C said the ECI delegation directed the state teams to enhance vigilance on the state borders to further strengthen interstate coordination for conducting a smooth electoral process.
The team specifically stressed the need for keeping vigil over the interstate check posts across the neighboring
states to prevent cross-border movement of illicit cash, liquor, drugs or freebies.
He said the ECI team was informed that state officials have been asked to step up seizures with support from adjoining border states and instill fear of administration among violators to conduct a free and fair election in the state.
The team specifically urged police and CRPF teams to keep strict vigilance and help curtail the drug menace. “We have enhanced vigil across the state to conduct a free and fair elections,” Sibin C assured the ECI team.
