The Election Commission has denied the media reports that it is monitoring the raising of funds by the team of Anna Hazare and said the reports to that effect are baseless.

An official release said that the Commission would only like to reiterate its clarification already given that if any organization or an individual campaigns in favour of any particular political party or candidate, the expenditure incurred on any such campaign will be liable to be booked in the expenditure account of that party or candidate concerned.

Certain reports in the print and electronic media said that the Election Commission is watching the move of Anna Hazare and his team that they would campaign in the current general elections in five states against the Congress and others who oppose the early passage of the Lokpal Bill.