In what could be alarming information for candidates engaging all sorts of activities to woo the voters, the Doon Resident Welfare Front (DRWF) has decided to keep a watch on violations of code of conduct during elections. A meeting of the DRWF was organised a meeting at state police lines on Monday.
The deputy inspector general of police, Garhwal, Pusphak Jyoti was the chief guest on the occasion. Speaking on the occasion he elaborated the model code of conduct and its possible violations. On an assuring note he said that the law and order will be maintained and anyone indulging and anti – social activities will be dealt with strictly.
The President DRWF Mahesh Bhandari said that the Residential Welfare Associations in co-ordination with the police will form the teams in different localities to watch the violation of code of conduct. The Senior Superintendent of Police , Sweety Agarwal spoke about the women safety and how the women need to be vigilant and daring to deal with any untoward situations. The superintendent of police, crime, Tripti Bhatt described various types of anti-social activities that were likely to be come up during the ensuing elections
Brigadier KG Behl (retd) said that voting is a fundamental right in the constitution and must be exercised by all without any favour or fear. He also pointed out that CC TV cameras need to cover all areas to monitor the elections and traffic be regulated. Those who expressed their views included colonel AK Sareen (retd), Jagmohan Mehndiratta, AS Rana, Shahid Khan, Amarjeet Kaur, Sadhna Sharma, Rakesh Bhatia, Kiran Ulfat and A S Rawat.
The Superintendent of Police (City) Ajay Singh, SP Traffic Dhirendra Gunjyal and circle officers were present on the occasion.