<p>"Committees at the district level, facilitated by the EC, will monitor paid news," Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi told an open house here.EC had also sought the help of Press Council of India on the matter, he said adding political parties at a recent meeting with EC had also supported the need to control paid news.<br /><br />On the issue of money power, he said EC would work in coordination with the IT department to monitor expenditure of candidates and a separate division would monitor election- related expenditure, he added.Tackling money power and monitoring expenditure will be key issues in upcoming elections, he added.He also assured action on complaints in this regard.</p>
<p>"Committees at the district level, facilitated by the EC, will monitor paid news," Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi told an open house here.EC had also sought the help of Press Council of India on the matter, he said adding political parties at a recent meeting with EC had also supported the need to control paid news.<br /><br />On the issue of money power, he said EC would work in coordination with the IT department to monitor expenditure of candidates and a separate division would monitor election- related expenditure, he added.Tackling money power and monitoring expenditure will be key issues in upcoming elections, he added.He also assured action on complaints in this regard.</p>