Elaborate security arrangements have been put in place at each polling centre to facilitate free, fair and peaceful polling on Wednesday in the lok Sabha election 2014. Along with local police, half a dozen Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) personnel have been deployed at ultra sensitive polling centres and three PAC jawans have been at sensitive polling centres apart from the local police.
The international border and inter-state border with neighbouring Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh were sealed 48 hours before polling in the State, said Additional Director General of Police (law and order) Ram Singh Meena on Tuesday.
He said that as the State goes to polls on Wednesday, massive security arrangements have been put in place across the 13 districts to ensure free and peaceful elections. Police have been put on high alert and patrolling has been intensified in sensitive and ultra sensitive areas. The police officers in border areas have been directed to monitor the situation efficiently to avoid untoward incidents during election.
Meena appealed the people of the State to exercise their franchise without fear on Wednesday. Moreover, in view of arrest of four Communist Party of India (Maoist) members on Monday who were allegedly involved in pasting posters and distributing pamphlets exhorting the people to boycott the lok Sabha elections and intensify ‘public struggle’ at various places in Almora district, security has been beefed up and intelligence and local police have been put on high alert. The movements of suspect persons are being closely monitored by the police. As per the reports received from districts, CAPF personnel, PAC jawans and state police have reached their