.........In a communication to the Indian Banks’ Association, the poll body said it was empowering district election officers (DEOs) to ask for this information, to maintain purity in the election process. Earlier, the ECI had brought the income tax (I-T) department into the web of information sharing on money transactions relating to polls. Banks would also have to furnish information on unusual transfer of amounts through the Real Time Gross Settlement System (RTGS), an electronic payment channel. They’ve been told to watch movement of funds from one account to several others in a district or constituency without any precedent for such transfer. Any cash deposit or withdrawal exceeding Rs 1 lakh from a bank account of a candidate or spouse or dependents mentioned in the poll affidavit filed by candidates also comes under the ambit...........
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