LS polls: EC asks probe agencies to take action against use of black money

Revenue dept tells poll panel can't give prior information on raids

The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday directed probe agencies under the department of revenue to “come down heavily” on those who use black money and illegal inducements to vitiate the poll process. The EC also asked the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) to furnish a full report by Wednesday on the recent raids on close aides of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath and others in four states.

Union Revenue Secretary A B Pandey and CBDT Chairman P C Mody met Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora and Election Commissioners Ashok Lavasa and Sushil Chandra on Tuesday, two days after the