Just read the news item in The Hindu that the Andhra Pradesh police have seized Rs.2.47 crore cash from vehicles as part of their election vigilance to prevent movement of black money for election expenses.
The total amount seized by the police in AP so far has touched Rs.13.48 crore, the report says.
Record sum seized from vehicles
Special Correspondent
Police seize Rs. 2.47 crore during checking of vehicles in one day
The sum was the highest recovery made in a single day, according to police
Total amount went up to Rs. 13.48 crore, says I.V. Subba Rao
HYDERABAD: The police seized a record amount of Rs. 2.47 crore during checking of vehicles to detect funds flowing into election campaign by various parties across the State on Saturday.
The sum was the highest recovery made in a single day. With this, the total amount recovered by police since the launch of the drive a few days back went up to Rs. 13.48 crore, Chief Electoral Officer I.V. Subba Rao told a press conference here on Saturday.
The police seized Rs. 79 lakh after intercepting vehicles with cash at various places in Nizamabad district during the day. The checks were conducted at Armoor, Bodhan, Bheemgal, Kamareddy, Machareddy, Sadasivanagar and Nizamabad town.
In Visakhapatnam city, a Scorpio car with Rs. ten lakh and a scooterist with Rs. nine lakh were detained at Diamond Park junction. Supporters of Praja Rajyam candidate were held while carrying Rs. five lakh in a car at RTC complex junction.
An employee of Visakhapatnam Steel Plant was caught with Rs.5.5 lakh at New Gajuwaka. Rs. 2.5 lakh was found during frisking at Agnampudi and later Rs. 1 lakh at Lankalapalem.
Under III Town limits, in separate raids, two cars were seized along with Rs.7.4 lakh.
What is caught in AP is peanuts compared to what kind of money must be actually moving around.
Why is that no such news coming out from other states? Don’t the political parties in other states move black money for election expenses? For example from Bihar, UP and Tamilnadu where money for votes is said to be rampant why no one is caught moving big sums? Or is the police rendered toothless in these States?
One more mystery of Indian politics. I shudder to think how much money will be caught if the police are allowed to do their duty at all parts of the country. We might end up seizing cash much more than our Union Budget revenues.
