Lucknow: In an effort to keep a strict vigil on poll expenditure, the Election Commission on Thursday made its Air Intelligence Unit functional. The unit will keep track of transfer of money by political parties through airports. The unit would be headed by a joint director-rank officer from the Enforcement Directorate.
Officers of the income tax department would be heading the units at Lucknow's Amausi and Varanasi's Babatpur airports. Smaller airports such as Allahabad, Kanpur,Agra and Allahabad will be managed by senior inspectors from the Enforcement Directorate. Making an announcement to this effect, chief electoral officer, UP, Umesh Sinha, reiterated ECI's stand on poll expenditure.
"The ECI is going to very strict on this count and any violation will not be tolerated," he said, adding that the Election Commission call centre also got functional during the day. "Anyone can call on this toll free hotline 1800-180-5132 in case they find any candidate or political party trying to intimidate voters with cash, liquor or anything else," said Sinha.
30/12/11 Times of India
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