Patna, Oct. 15 -- The Election Commission (EC) has today issued strict directives to all Enforcement Agencies to take stringent action against practices aimed at influencing voters through misuse of money power, freebies, drugs, narcotics, and liquor in the upcoming elections.

Sources at the Election Office stated that multiple agencies, including the State Police Department, State Excise Department, Income Tax Department, FIU-IND, RBI, SLBC, DRI, CGST, SGST, Customs, ED, NCB, RPF, CISF, SSB, BCAS, AAI, Department of Post, State Forest Department, and State Co-operative Department, have been instructed to actively prevent and penalize the use of money power, freebies, narcotics, and liquor to influence voters.

According to the sources, ex...