Ahead of Dussehra and Muharram a Peace Committee meeting was held under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner Dr Neha Arora here on Monday. The administrative and police officers alongwith the prominent people of different communities attended the meeting.
The DC and SP Mohammad Arshi appealed to the people to cooperate in maintaining peace and harmony during the festivals. The DC said that it should be noted that the immersion of idols and Muharram procession will not be held at the same time. In order to deal with any untoward situation, all the police station officers were instructed to organised peace committee meeting at their area with members of the peace committee and set the time for immersion and to determine the timing of the Muharram procession.
The DC said that during there will be prohibition of inflammatory songs or slogans. If someone does this then action will be taken immediately against them. The DC and SP instructed officers to keep vigil on sensitive places and monitor anti-social elements. They also asked to identify such people. The DC also ordered officials to keep an eye on social networking websites and apps like Whatsapp or Facebook.
The SP instructed to inform about songs or slogans to be played during immersion and the procession to in charge of respective police station. Only after they are allowed the songs or slogans could be played.
The subdivision officers of the three sub-division of the district were asked to make proper arrangement of lighting near water bodies marked for immersion.