Delhi Police has closed Ramlila Maidan for the general public for security purposes. Arvind Kejriwal is slated to take oath at 12 pm on Saturday and large gathering is expected. Security arrangements have been put in place and entry will be allowed on Saturday morning through designated gates with door framed metal detectors.
Armed policemen have been deployed and cops will be in mufti too for maintaining surveillance on any suspicious movement in and around the venue.
The function which will begin at 12 noon on Saturday will witness a huge crowd of visitors who would be present at the epic day. Entry to the ground has been closed for the general public from Wednesday evening. Only people from Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), Public Works Department (PWD) and other labourers are allowed entry with valid identity cards. Database of each employee working at the ground has been recorded with full details including the contact number and their identity cards. The ground has been completely covered with steel tin sheets to avoid people jumping the railing and trespassing the ground.
There will be complete access control with cops regulating the entry and exit points. All those wishing to enter the ground will be bodily frisked before being allowed to go in, said a senior police officer.
A senior police official revealed that all security arrangements are in place for the occasion on Saturday. Around 500 men and officers from the Central Para Military Forces (CPMF) will be deployed including officials from Rajasthan Police and over 1,000 Delhi Police personnel. A total of eight gates are being installed; one for VVIPs, one for VIP, one for media and the rest for the general public. All the entry points will have around 10 door framed metal detectors and a bag scanner. Bomb squad and canine squad will also be deployed on the occasion.
A Quick Reaction Team (QRT) has already been deployed at the ground and seven more would be deployed on Saturday. CATS ambulances and fire brigade will also be positioned in case of emergency.