Haryana Additional Chief Secretary, Home Dr SS Prasad and Director General of Police (DGP) Manoj Yadava today held a video conference with all Range IGs, Commissioners of Police, Divisional Commissioners, Deputy Commissioners and Districts SPs for reviewing the progress in poll preparedness by State Police force for upcoming Parliamentary elections in the State.
Addressing the officers, Dr Prasad impressed upon them to remain extra vigilant and proactive and take all safety measures to ensure completion of electoral process in a peaceful manner. As all districts in Haryana shares boundaries with other neighboring states (except Rohtak, Charkhi Dadri and Hansi), therefore, the officers must ensure complete nakabandi in the interstate borders to prevent infiltration of criminal and anti social elements during the election process.
He also emphasized upon the officers to maintain close coordination with their counterparts in neighbouring states for peaceful conduct of elections polling for which is to be held on May 12. “You must take certain effective and appropriate measures to tackle any eventuality, he added.”
Speaking on this occasion, the DGP Mr Manoj Yadava said that our priority is to provide a safe and secure environment to all during the electoral process. He asked the district SPs and the DCPs to make adequate preparation for this purpose and leave no stone unturned for fair and an incident-free election. He also emphasized on the security arrangements for the visiting VVIPs/VIPs and gave necessary directions in this direction.
Yadava said that as many as 63621 personnel of state police and from central forces will be deployed to ensure peaceful conduct of Lok Sabha elections in the state. There are only 10 days to go for polling, thus, all district police chiefs must ensure group-wise duty briefing to ensure proper utilization of police force in the election.
The DGP also appreciated the efforts of some SPs who have done exceedingly well to crackdown on proclaimed offenders and bail jumpers in recent past. Apart from sealing of all interstate borders, SPs and DCs will carry out joint movement in their respective areas to ensure proper coordination. All emergency services especially electricity, health and fire serves should be kept on alert by the officers, he added.
“We have to be very careful in this period for maintaining law and order situation. SPs and DCPs have to be very proactive and any situation that vitiates the law and order should be tackle on priority, added Mr Yadava.”
ADGP (law and order) Mr Navdeep Singh Virk also shared the deployment plan and gave directives to the officers of police and civil administration and added that police headquarter has issued a scale of deployment of police force for the districts to ensure proper law and order during the election. The entire force requirement of the districts would be met by mobilising all available other resources. Central Armed Police Force should be deployed as per Election Commission of India guidelines he added.
Virk also asked the district SPs to ensure that all state police personnel must exercise their right to cast vote during poll duty for which the districts should make arrangements.
The Correspondent Bureau
