Chandigarh: In the wake of complaints of harassment from various quarters, the Election Commission on Friday enhanced the limit of carrying cash from Rs one lakh now to Rs 2.50 lakh during the period when model code is in force.
The Election Commission had recently banned carrying of more than Rs one lakh in cash if it was unaccounted in view of Punjab Assembly elections. Around Rs four crore has been seized across the state since the poll schedule were announced.
The order led to harassment of people across the state and had drawn protests from various quarters, including Punjab Pradesh Beopar Mandal, Chamber of Industrial and Commercial Undertaking and Punjab Property Developers and Colonizer Association.
Announcing the new directions Special Chief Electoral Officer Punjab Usha R Sharma told reporters on Friday that the intentions of the Election Commission were clear that black money should not be used during the Assembly elections in the state.
She made it clear that the persons will have to carry relevant documents disclosing the source and use of the money they were carrying. Sharma said the Election Commission has asked for a panel of police officers to replace Police Commissioner, Ludhiana, Sharad Satya Chauhan who joined on July 24, 2011.
Meanwhile, the Election Commission has deferred the auction of property and draw of lots of plots in the state and holding interviews for the post of member of State Commission and district forum of State Consumer Disputes. She said that after clear instructions given to Secretary Transport, the photographs of Chief Minister have been removed from 170 state Transport Buses out of 200 running in the state.
She also said the Commission has received 203 complaints regarding the violation of Model Code of Conduct out of which 46 complaints have been resolved.
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