The civic bodies here have cleared up to 3,16,615 hoardings and posters since the Lok Sabha elections have been declared on March 10 as per the report released by the Delhi Chief Election Officer on Friday.
43,075 from EDMC
With 1,34,553, the South Delhi Municipal Corporation removed the most number of hoardings followed by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation with 1,06,043 posters and hoardings. The East Delhi Municipal Corporation pulled down 43,075 posters and banners while the New Delhi Municipal Council removed 30,533. Delhi Cantonment Board removed 2,411 of them, the report said.
For violations of the model code of conduct, FIRs and daily diary entries have been filed in 169 cases. Among these, 114 entries were made against non political persons and are largely to do with removal of general advertisements. Apart from this, 23 were filed against the BJP, 20 against the Aam Aadmi Party, eight against the Congress, two against the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and one each against the Bahujan Samaj Party and the Samajwadi Party. While most of the cases registered are based on charges of defacement, 29 have been registered for violations such as misuse of vehicles, violation of loudspeakers, illegal meetings and gratification of electors, the election officials said.
Liquor confiscated
According to the report, till date cash of ₹ 2.82 crore has been seized from different parts of the city by Static Surveillance Teams and Flying Squads of the CEOs office. There is also a tight watch on illicit liquor, with 950 FIRs registered and 949 people arrested under Excise Act. The alcohol seized till date includes 1,373 bottles, 103 half and 1,42,793 quarters of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL) and 949 bottles, 1,231 half and 2,72,679 quarters of country liquor and 6,963 bottles of beer.
Unlicensed weapons
Besides this, 454 unlicensed weapons and 263 explosives were seized. Whereas 4,583 licensed arms have been deposited, 74,415 people have been booked under various sections of CrPC and the Delhi Police Act as a preventive measures, the report read.
