CURATED BY – Mohammad Muneer | CITYCHIEFNEWS

Shahdol, Under the guidance and direction of Shahdol, Collector and District Election Officer Tarun Bhatnagar, in view of the Lok Sabha elections 2024, the Expenditure Monitoring Committee teams were sent to the Virat Auditorium of the Collector's office with the aim of ensuring that the Model Code of Conduct is followed in letter and spirit in the district as per the guidelines of the Commission. Training was given. Training was given in which officers of SST, VST, VVT and Expenditure Monitoring Committee were included.
Additional Collector and Deputy District Election Officer Mr. Romanus Toppo said that all the sub-sections of Section 77 and 78 of the Representation of the People Act 1951 should be followed. The Expenditure Monitoring Committee should carefully monitor the election expenditure incurred by the candidates of Lok Sabha Elections 2024 from time to time. Also ensure to take appropriate action by monitoring the permitted expenditure of the candidate. Additional Collector said that a close watch should be kept on the vehicles coming and going at the check posts and checkpoints set up in the inter-state and district so that such factors can be controlled which can affect the fair and transparent elections. He said that on receiving the complaint, the flying squad team should immediately reach the spot and take action so that the Lok Sabha elections in the district can be transparent, fair and fear-free. Information about C-Vigil App, Media Certification and Monitoring Committee, Paid News Video Surveillance was also given in the training.
Master trainers Anil Srivastava and PK Salwar informed the trainees present about the guidelines of the Election Commission through a PowerPoint presentation. During the training, Sub-Divisional Officer Revenue Arvind Shah, Joint Collector Amrita Garg, Election Supervisor Sanjay Khare and officers and employees of monitoring teams were present.