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politics
election 2018

When supporters of

different parties were

asked about the poll forcement agencies and other government depart-
expenditure by the ments, in order to contribute to the conduct of free,
fair and smooth elections. The DG also informed that
candidates, all of them on the regulatory front, a system has been put in place
to gather intelligence inputs regarding the move-
ment of cash and valuables and to take immediate ac-
said one thing that it tion in this regard. 24*7 control rooms are operational
at Mumbai, Pune & Nagpur and 40 Quick Response
is impossible to fight Teams – including six in Mumbai, have been set up at
various districts/constituencies across the state.
Apart from this, Air Intelligence Units (AIUs) at all
elections in the amount the functional airports and airstrips have been set
prescribed by the up, in order to monitor and check the flow of unac-
counted cash and valuables. He also said that a com-
prehensive sensitization and awareness programme
regulatory authorities has been launched and that various media platforms
such as print and electronic media, outdoor media

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