ECI summons AP Chief Secretary, DGP to Delhi, over unabated post-poll violence

AMARAVATI: Taking serious note of the unabated violence in several districts of Andhra Pradesh during the past three days, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday summoned the Chief Secretary and DGP of the State to personally appear before it in New Delhi.

The ECI said to have taken cognizance of the fact that the State administration and the police failed to control the violence that erupted during the polling on May 13 and had spread to other vulnerable places.

Meanwhile, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Mukesh Kumar Meena said that action would be initiated against the police who failed to control the violence and also the people who resorted to violent activities.

In a statement, he said that cases would be booked against those who damaged EVMs and would be sent to jail. He said that representatives of political parties could monitor the safety rooms where the EVMs were stored around the clock. He informed that police picketing was in force in 715 places in the State.