Ahead of the Assembly elections in Haryana, a meeting was held between the Deputy Commissioners and Superintendents of Police of Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan at Sirsa on Friday to discuss the security arrangements on borders of the three States.
A Government spokesman said that the meeting was attended by DCs and SPs of district Hanumangarh, Rajasthan, Mansa, Bathinda and Muktsar districts of Punjab and district Fatehabad of Haryana.
In the meeting, DCs and SPs of Punjab and Rajasthan have been asked to extend full cooperation to ensure free, fair and peaceful conduct of Assembly elections in Haryana. Apart from this, the police of Punjab and Rajasthan have been asked to launch a joint operation at the checkpoints of adjoining neighboring areas to avoid any inconvenience during the election due to external elements.
The spokesman said that SPs of Punjab and Rajasthan have been asked to put barricades in their respective areas one week before the Vidhan Sabha Elections to be held on October 15 so that the vehicle passing through the three States could be properly checked. Apart from this, Returning Officers and Excise and Taxation Officers have also been directed to keep a check on the sale of liquor on the areas adjoining neighboring States three days prior to the elections.
Those present in the meeting included DC of Fatehabad Rajeev Ratan, District Magistrate, Hanumangarh Puran Chand Kisan, SP of Hisar Vikas Dhankar, SP of Fatehabad Shiv Charan Atri, Additional District Magistrate, Muktsar Capt. Karnail Singh, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Mansa Isha Kalia, Additional DC, Bathina Sumit Kumar and other senior officers of Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan.