As many as 23,500 First Information Reports (FIR) have been filed in the five poll bound states. And of the 25, 365 complaints received on the poll body’s c-VIGIL app, 22,257 were found to be correct so far. Of them, over 17,000 cases were filed for violation of excise act while more than 650 cases were lodged for violation of the model code of conduct and over 260 cases were for violation of COVID protocols or guidelines.
As per the Election Commission’s data, 2910 people have been put on notice under the Code of Criminal Procedure (CRPC) in Uttar Pradesh. As many as 25365 complaints were registered on c-VIGIL till January 31 and 22257 were found to be correct which is 88 per cent. “Between January 9 and 30 more than 23,500 FIRs have been filed across these five states under various sections of Indian Penal Code. Of them, close to 17000 FIRs were filed in cases of violations under the Excise Act and NDPS act which accounts for almost 70 per cent of the total cases filed,” sources said.
“A little over than 4600 complaints pertain to various sections of IPC and Arms Act,” sources added. In a latest, the Election Commission has issued a notice to the Bulandshahr Sadar BJP candidate for alleged violation of COVID health guidelines after a video showed him dancing with a large number of his supporters.
The citizens have been empowered through technological tools like c-VIGIL app to report any cases of violation of MCC or attempts to bribe or intimidate voters The election machinery of the five states have been taking various stringent actions, wherever required, to ensure that level playing field is maintained.
According to details provided by the Chief Electoral Officer of Uttar Pradesh, the poll authorities have seized over 8.48 lakh litres of liquor worth Rs 21.65 crore and 7559 kg drugs including ganja and heroine worth Rs 26.59 crore so far. The authorities have also recovered Rs 24.28 crore since the imposition of the MCC. A total 576 FIRs were registered in the state for the violation of MCC. As many as 8.03 lakh arms seized and 566 cases have been registered under the Arms Act.