Collector and District Electoral Officer lS Kain on Thursday held a meeting with the senior police and revenue officials of neighbouring Odisha and Jharkhand states with a view to maintaining law and order during Assembly polls in Chhattisgarh.
The meeting was attended by Superintendent of Police, Jashpur, Jitendra Singh Meena, Commandant, CRPF Akhilesh Singh, Additional Collector M l Gupta besides police and revenue officials from Odhisha’s Sundergarh district and Jharkhand’s Gumla and Simdega districts, an official statement issued here on Thursday stated.
Kain informed in the meeting that polling in three Assembly constituencies –Jashpur, Kunkuri and Pathalgaon would be held on November 19.
He said that the border posts with the neighbouring states must be identified and a vigil must be kept to prevent illegal transport of arms and liquor from other states.
Superintendent of Police Jitendra Singh Meena stated that the Jashpur Police would establish co-ordination with the police of neighbouring States to prevent Maoist activities and other crimes for ensuring conduct of free and fair polling in the district.
He informed in the meeting that Jashpur’s borders with other States would be sealed 48 hours prior to polling in the district.
Singh also said that the exchange of lists of absconders and those with permanent warrant would be carried out with the police of other States.