This time,Delhi’s neighbours too will observe dry days

Delhi’s chief election office,on its part,will request officials from the neighbouring states of UP,Haryana and Rajasthan to observe dry days on December 3,4 and 8,when the capital goes to polls. While Delhi will seal all borders before the elections to stop movement of cash,alcohol and musclemen,it will request the neighbouring states to seal borders from their end too.

Delhi will also request the neighbouring states to depute home guards for election duty in the capital during the course of the elections.

Delhi’s Chief Electoral Officer Vijay Dev said that in the meeting on Wednesday,Delhi will make a presentation on its preparedness and what needs to be done with the help of the neighbouring states.

While some enforcement measures of the election commission were put in place on the date of announcement of the elections on October 4,other measures will come into force from the day the elections are notified on November 9. Each of the 70 constituencies in Delhi has three flying squads that are already reporting violations.

“Once the elections are notified,there will be Static Surveillance Teams (SSTs) set up in nakas along all border areas,including all the main roads,internal roads and sub-roads,” Dev said.

Liquor sale under watch<\b>

As many as 11 excise teams with flying squads will carry out random checks. At a meeting of excise and flying squad officials on Tuesday,it was also decided that officials from the Excise department and flying squads would team up with police personnel deputed at the 90 interstate check-posts to keep a tab on liquor supply from neighbouring states.