Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar on Friday appealed to the people of the state to participate proactively in the forthcoming elections with full enthusiasm.
Addressing media persons, Kumar said the Commission is committed to ensure the conduct of a peaceful, transparent and inducement free elections in Meghalaya.
During their two day visit to the state, Kumar and other team of senior ECI delegation had met all political parties and taken their views, suggestions and inputs besides holding reviews with the chief secretary, director general of police (DGP), district magistrates, superintendents of police, state officials, central agencies and others.
“We have asked them to be very vigilant but general law and order is under controlled and peaceful and this is what they are expected to ensure during the election as well,” Kumar said.
He informed that detailed meetings with the other enforcement agencies including excise, GST, revenue intelligence, income tax, enforcement directorate, airport authority, reserved bank of India, narcotics, railways etc.
According to him, the purpose behind this is that they will all come together and create a situation and an environment which ensure that elections are inducement free.
“There is no scope for the freebees to be distributed, the cash to move from one place to another or to be distributed, drugs which is a very serious issue is not transited from here or not consume here. We have given directions to everybody and they will be on their job very strictly,” Kumar said.
He said that the narcotic bureau will also have a close look at the route which is used for the transit while the air intelligent unit will keep a check on all the planes or the choppers coming into the state and moving out of the state.
He said that the Commission has also reviewed and is alive of the situation along the inter-state border. “All the district officials from both the states have had detailed discussions…(therefore), it would be absolutely peaceful there is no need to worry or fear,” Kumar added.
The term of the Meghalaya Legislative Assembly is up to March 15, 2023, and the entire poll preparedness will be completed before the term.