SHILLONG, FEB 19: South West Khasi hills district flying squad seized four lakhs and fifty thousands rupees from a Congress worker from Jakrem Tuesday afternoon. The money was meant to be use during Rahul Gandhi’s election rally at Mawkyrwat, the district headquarter of South West Khasi hills.
Confirming the seizure, South West Khasi hills district Deputy Commissioner and District Election Officer (DEO) Aldous Mawlong said that the money was seized from a Congress worker V Bansal who had come all the way from Delhi.
Mawlong informed that during the questioning, Bansal revealed that the money was meant for meeting the expenditure of Rahul Gandhi’s election rally at Mawkyrwat on February 20.
However, Mawlong said the election department seized four lakhs rupees and returned the remaining fifty thousand as he said as per the election guidelines, only fifty thousands is allowed to be spend for such rally.
Mawlong also directed Bansal to submit all the receipts to justify that the fifty thousands rupees have been spend to meet the rally expenditure. – By Our Reporter
