As the Local Body Polls are nearing in Tamil Nadu, election supervisors and officers are on rounds doing their electoral duties without fail, to ensure the elections are happening freely and fairly. In one such case, the election commission has seized 135 bags of rice from a candidate in Trichy.
Mohd Jeyuddin contesting from Ward 47 in Trichy had stocked almost 2300 kg of rice, in 135 bags. He had stocked this up, in order to distribute it to voters in and around his ward, in order to make them vote for him. The election commission has now seized this rice bags, and are planning to distribute it to Ration card holders.
Election officials seize 2300 kg of rice in 135 bags kept by independent candidate Mohd Jeyauddin contesting from Ward 47 of Trichy corporation to distribute to voters.
Officials to distribute seized rice to ration card holders. @xpresstn @NewIndianXpress pic.twitter.com/gJISpwgAW1— Jayakumar Madala (@JayakumarMadala) February 16, 2022
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