In view of the upcoming Holi festival and then the Lok Sabha election, the personnel of police, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and PAC conducted flag marches in different police station areas of Dehradun to instil confidence in the residents on Monday. The senior superintendent of police (SSP) Dehradun Nivedita Kukreti had given order for the flag march. The march passed through Vidhan Sabha trijuntion, Shah Nagar, Deepnagar, Byepass police post, Mothorowala, Sapera Basti, Mahalaxmipuram and Jogiwala in the Nehru Colony police station area.
In the Rajpur police station, the flag march meandered through Johdi, Jakhan, Malsi, Kuthal Gate, Sai Chowk, Dhak Pati, Inder Baba Marg, Canal Road and IT Park areas. Similar flag marches were held in Raiwala and Sahaspur police station areas.
During these flag marches, using loudhailers mounted over the vehicles, the security personnel appealed to the people to maintain peace during the festival and the elections. They asked the people not to be intimidated by the anti- socials and inform police about their activity. An appeal to adhere to the model code of conduct for elections was also made by the officers of the security forces.