Virendra Gahwai, Bilaspur. There is now only a few hours left for the urban body elections in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The administration is completely cautious to prevent disturbances in the election and ensure fair voting. In this episode, the police and excise department is continuously conducting a search operation. During this time, the State and Divisional team of the Excise Department took major action and seized 1000 boxes of English liquor being taken in a container from Chhatwana area of Chakarbhatha police station area. The price of the seized liquor is said to be around Rs 1 crore. Apart from this, on the complaint of Congress workers in Ward 8 of the city, a youth has been arrested by the police for distributing notes for votes.
Liquor was being taken from Goa to Bhutan, feared to consume election
Assistant Commissioner Excise Bilaspur Navneet Tiwari said that the investigation has revealed that fake permits were being used to take liquor from Goa to Bhutan. It is feared that there was a plan to consume this liquor in the urban body elections. The department has arrested the container driver and delivery man from the spot. He is being questioned so that other people associated with the entire consignment of alcohol can also be traced.
Video of distributing notes in lieu of vote in ward 68 viral
Here, another major incident of disturbances in the urban body elections has come to light. The video of cash distribution to woo voters in ward number 68 has gone viral. Congress workers took action in this matter and caught two people from the spot with Rs 5 lakh and handed them over to the Koni police station.
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Significantly, just before the voting, the incidents of temptation to voters are coming up rapidly. The administration has given strict warning to all political parties and workers that strict action will be taken on any attempt to influence the election process. Police and administration are appealing to voters not to get into any kind of temptation and exercise their franchise in a fair manner.
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