Director General of Police Sanjeev Marik on Wednesday held a meeting with police officials here in view of the by-election to the Kandhamal lok Sabha constituency to be held on October 25 due to the death of BJD MP Hemendra Chandra Singh.
After the meeting, the DGP told a Press meet that the leaders of various political parties who would come for election campaign would be provided necessary protection.
“We will provide sufficient force for the Maoist-affected areas and for ensuring free and fair election. To maintain law and order, the SPs of the bordering districts will be put in charge during the election,” Marik said. As far as the communal situation in Kandhmal is concerned, he said there is no disturbance in the district and peace continues to prevail. Additional DGP (law & Order) Binyanand Jha, Director Intelligence Sunil Roy, DIG Amitav Thakur, IG (Operation) Soumendra Priyadarshi and SPs of Boudh Prafulla Patra, Ganjam Narsingh Bhol and Kandhmal KB Singh were present at the Press meet.