To keep vigil on political parties and on the activities of candidates in the Assembly elections, intensive training has been imparted to the officers of flying squad, local observation team and video observation team constituted in the district, in the presence of collector Ashok Agrawal, on Tuesday.
Collector Ashok Agrawal said, this time, the election commission has been keeping strict vigilance on the amount being spent by political parties and candidates during the election. In this regard, for observation and enquiry, along with expenditure observation team, flying squad, local observation team, video observation team, video review team, media certification and monitoring committee have been constituted.
The officers of these teams have been instructed to discharge the duties given to them in their respective areas with total vigilance.
Three teams each have been constituted in each assembly constituency of the district, which would work under the guidance of SDM. The collector instructed the local observation teams and flying squad teams to start observation process in their respective areas immediately.
He asked the local teams to start investigation process at different places based on the local situation and information. These teams have to submit report in the prescribed proforma daily, he added.
During the training, master trainer Vikas Panchakshari gave detailed information to the officers involved in the teams about the instructions of the election commission and their responsibilities and solved their problems and doubts.
The video observation team will take videography of meetings, rallies conducted by the political parties and candidates and hoardings and cutouts, stage, poster, banner, vehicle etc used in the election campaign, so that expenditure of candidates could be calculated.
Flying squad and local observation teams have been appointed to keep vigil on the excessive expenditure, alluring voters, illegal weapons, liquor, anti-social elements etc.