Chief Minister Hemant Soren today conducted a high-level review of the preparations for maintaining law and order in the state in view of the Ram Navami festival with the officials at his residential office. In the meeting, he gave clear instructions to the officials that strict action should be ensured against the elements spreading rumours or chaos in a planned manner. The CM directed the officials to focus on ensuring that the Ram Navami festival is celebrated in a peaceful manner with mutual love, harmony, brotherhood and mutual respect throughout the state.
In this review meeting Chief Secretary Alka Tiwari, Additional Chief Secretary to the Chief Minister Avinash Kumar, Principal Secretary Home Department Vandana Dadel, DGP Anurag Gupta, ADG Operation Sanjay Anand Rao Latkar, IG Operations AV Homkar, IG Special Branch Prabhat Kumar, SP Operation Amit Renu and Deputy Commissioners, SSPs, SPs of the districts were present through video conferencing.
In the meeting, the CM told the officials that processions and other religious events take place on the Ram Navami festival, so this time becomes very sensitive, so special vigilance should be kept at such identified places where there is a high possibility of any small or big incident during these events. The Chief Minister directed the officials to ensure that the licensed and unlicensed Akhada committees are provided with a copy of the order passed by the High Court regarding playing DJ.
The CM said that the Akhada committees should be informed about the action to be taken against those who do not comply with the order of the High Court so that the rules are not violated. The CM told the officials that CCTV cameras and drones should be used to keep an eye on the procession. Physical verification of the procession must be done. Coordination should be maintained with the members of the peace committee. The police administration should appeal that no objectionable song should be played. The Chief Minister said that the safety of the people returning home after watching the procession or Shobha Yatra should also be taken care of.
The CM directed officials that for the last few years, a new tradition of taking out bike rallies on Shobha Yatras organized during Ram Navami festival has been started. Ensure that bike rallies are not taken out under any circumstances. He said that the safety of the masses is the priority of the state government. Bike rallies increase the risk of insecurity for the general public as well as the rally organizers, therefore bike rallies should be strictly banned.
The CM directed the officials that the police administration should be fully alert during the procession or march. If the law and order deteriorates or appears to be deteriorating in any place or area, then inform the police headquarters and control room immediately. The police administration should keep a close eye on even small incidents. The CM said that if needed, the music system should be turned off for some time to control the deteriorating situation, so that the situation can be controlled. The CM said that the police administration should be fully alert. Keep a close watch on anti-social elements. The police administration should do its work with full readiness so that no untoward incident occurs.
Soren directed the officials to keep taking inputs from the areas where processions or marches are taken out for a long time through various mediums. The CM directed to pay special attention to the traditions of Ram Navami festival, ensuring that there is no disruption in the work being done as per the traditions. If any new type of procession or Shobha Yatra is taken out, which becomes a challenge in maintaining law and order, such events should be stopped immediately.
The CM directed the officials to ensure that no clash or tension arises between the communities under any circumstances. He said that strict vigil should be kept on terrorists. It is everyone's responsibility to maintain mutual brotherhood, peace, love and harmony during the Ram Navami festival within the state. He told the officials to take immediate action on any kind of rumours and make arrangements to send positive messages to the general public.
