General Elections to Lok Sabha and Legislative Assemblies of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha and Sikkim, 2019-Seizure of foreign currency-Reg.

ELECTION COMMISSION OF INDIA

Dated: 17th May, 2019

To

The Chief Electoral Officers

of All States and UTS.

Subject:-General Elections to Lok Sabha and Legislative Assemblies of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha and Sikkim, 2019-Seizure of foreign currency-Reg.

Madam/Sir,

I am directed to state that the Commission has received information from various sources regarding seizure of foreign currencies in the General Elections to Lok Sabha and Legislative Assemblies of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Odisha and Sikkim, 2019. In this connection, I am directed to state that if FS/ SST/Police Authority/Release Committee, deployed/constituted in pursuance of the Commission's SOP no. 76/Instructions/EEPS/2015/Vol. II, dated 29th May, 2015 [Annexure-G7 of "Compendium of Instructions on Election Expenditure Monitoring (February, 2019)] finds no linkage of the intercepted/seized foreign currency with any candidate or his/her agent or party workers or political party then information shall be passed on to the concerned Nodal Officers in Directorate of Revenue Intelligence and the Enforcement Directorate for necessary action under relevant Acts. Copies of DRI's letter dated 13.03.2019 and ED's letter dated 18.03.2019, containing names of Nodal Officers are enclosed for ready reference.

Yours faithfully.

Sd/-

(RAJAN JAIN)

UNDER SECRETARY

Copy to:-

1. The Pr. Director General, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, 7th Floor, 'D' Block, Drum Shaped Building, I. P. Estate, New Delhi-110002 with the request to inform Nodal Officers of DRI accordingly (By Special Messenger)

2. The Director, Enforcement Directorate, 6" Floor, Lok Nayak Bhawan, Khan Market, New Delhi-110003 with the request to inform Nodal Officers of ED accordingly. (By Special Messenger)

Sd

(RAJAN JAIN)

UNDER SECRETARY