Poll panel disbands Punjab flying squads
February 2nd, 2012 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANSChandigarh, Feb 2 (IANS) The Election Commission has decided to disband surveillance teams and flying squads set up to monitor the Jan 30 assembly elections in Punjab, an official said here Thursday.
Punjab chief electoral officer Kusumjit Sidhu said that district authorities across the state have been asked to ensure that no person was harassed by these teams any more.
The teams, made up of officers from various government agencies, were deployed to monitor election related expenditure and flow of liquor during balloting.
The Election Commission recovered Rs.33.66 crore of unaccounted cash and over 697,000 bottles of country liquor in the run up to the poll.
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