Chennai: The Election Commission of India has expressed unhappiness over the performance of the State Excise department and Special Director General (enforcement) on seizure of cash during polls. It has sought a report from the State government.
According to Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora, ‘I must say we are quite unhappy with the overall performance of the State Excise Department as well as the Special Director-General, Enforcement. We have brought the relevant facts to the notice of the Chief Secretary.’
He added: “We felt that much more could have been done in the State, which has an excise revenue of Rs 34,000 crore. The kind of seizures which were made, they don’t even come to decimal.”
“How many decimal points you have to put after the zero? The honourable excise commissioner was not even able to calculate it,” Arora said.
“Wish you have a very robust, free, fair, transparent election After all, Tamilnadu used to have one of the best administrative traditions. I am sure this election will vindicate that. And no Vellores or R K Nagars,” Arora said.