Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, along with Election Commissioners Dr. Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Dr. Vivek Joshi today reviewed Inter-State border preparedness and directed strict vigil to ensure peaceful, and inducement free Bihar Assembly Elections. The CEC underscored the Commission’s commitment to free, fair, peaceful and inducement-free elections, calling upon all stakeholders to work seamlessly to uphold the integrity of the electoral process. The coordination meeting with Chief Secretaries, Directors General of Police (DGPs) and Principal Secretaries (Home) of Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, along with officers from the Union Home Ministry and Railway Ministry and all enforcement agencies was held in New Delhi. During the meeting, law and order arrangements in Bihar and its neighbouring States to monitor movement of men, material and money including arms, anti-social elements, liquor, narcotics and freebies inter-State and across the international border with Nepal were reviewed. Special focus was placed on bordering districts and sealing of borders to maintain peace and order. The Commission also reviewed compliance with voter-facilitation directions to ensure a pleasant and smooth experience for voters on the day of poll. Central agencies including the Narcotics Control Bureau, Income Tax Department, Central Goods and Services Tax and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence were directed to intensify efforts in the run-up to the polls and maximise seizures acting upon actionable intelligence.