Checks intensified in the Nilgiris

The district administration has intensified checks across the Nilgiris to prevent distribution of cash in exchange for votes over the last 48 hours, due to a number of complaints received from members

The district administration has intensified checks across the Nilgiris to prevent distribution of cash in exchange for votes over the last 48 hours, due to a number of complaints received from members of the press and the public. The Nilgiris district collector, J. Innocent Divya, urged voters to not accept cash from political parties, and said that 27 teams have been on the ground over the last few days in the run-up to the election to ensure that political parties do not distribute cash for votes. Ms. Divya told reporters that ₹ 2.46 crore have been seized in the Nilgiris so far, and urged people to register any complaints they may have through the “cVIGIL” app. She added that complaints received through the app so far have been very few.