In our front-page report, we informed that the Maharashtra Police Boys’ Association had launched a scathing attack on the State Election Commission, calling the election duty allowance of Rs 500 paid to police personnel “humiliating” and warning of a large-scale protest in Mumbai if the issue was not resolved immediately.

It was alleged that police officers and personnel deployed for election duty were paid only Rs 500, while staff from other government departments received significantly higher allowances.