The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Andhra Pradesh, Mukesh Kumar Meena, has issued a warning against the unauthorized use of indelible ink for marking voters’ fingers.
Meena stated that there is a campaign circulating on social media claiming that voters’ fingers are being marked with indelible ink, which is produced by the government and only available at the Central Election Commission.
Meena emphasized that any claims of others having access to indelible ink are false propaganda and that strict action will be taken against those found using unauthorized ink for marking voters’ fingers.
He stressed that indelible ink is a government-produced product and any illegal activities involving other ink will not be tolerated. The warning comes ahead of the upcoming elections in Andhra Pradesh and serves as a reminder to ensure the integrity and transparency of the electoral process.
Meena urged voters to remain vigilant and report any instances of unauthorised ink being used during the voting process. Similarly, he said that webcasting is being done at 34 thousand 165 polling stations out of a total of 46 thousand 389 polling stations. He said that there is a ban on opinion polls and exit polls.
This time 10 lakh young voters are going to exercise their right to vote. Instructions have been given to educational institutions to give leave. Also, orders have been given to give leave to private and government institutions. He said that 1.60 lakh EVMs will be used for polling.
Clear instructions have been issued to ensure that there is no violence on election day. Any violent incident will be dealt with strictly. It is said that the Election Commission is giving assurance in this regard. He said that the state borders are not being seized anywhere on the polling day. He warned that no person who is a voter will be detained.
A special queue line is being set up for the disabled and the elderly at the polling stations. Earlier, polling was recorded at 79.84 percent, he said. Mukesh Kumar Meena said that efforts are being made to ensure that 83 percent polling is done this time.
