Chief Secretary Anthony DeSa and Director General of Police Nandan Dube, reviewed election preparations in Shivpuri, Guna, Ashok Nagar and Sheopur districts at Shivpuri on Thursday.
The Chief Secretary directed that such an atmosphere should be created that people can vote without fear and inducement. Principal Secretary Home RK Swai, Additional DGP (Intelligence) Sarabjeet Singh, Additional DGP (law & Order) SS Thousen, Gwalior division Commissioner KK Khare, Chambal division Commissioner Shivanand Dube, IGP Adarsh Katiyar, collectors and SPs were present on the occasion.
Chief Secretary DeSa said that ensuring free and fair elections is administration’s responsibility.
For this, necessary preparations should be made and every precautionary measure should be ensured. He said that candidates and political parties also need to be informed about all electoral processes.
He directed to pay special attention to mock poll at polling booths. He said that mock poll should be held in the presence of candidates’ agents and later EVMs should be cleared necessarily.
Expressing pleasure over the fact that cent percent licensed weapons have been deposited in Gwalior district, he directed to cancel licences of 9 gun owners who have not surrendered their weapons in Sheopur district. He said that all borders should be sealed for 48 hours before polling and strict action taken against suspicious elements.
The DGP said that police force should work with commitment to ensure peaceful and smooth polling. He said that borders of Shivpuri, Guna, Ashok Nagar and Sheopur districts adjoin large areas of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. These borders should be strictly fortified.
Principal Secretary Swai said that as per commission’s instructions, proper arrangements for basic amenities like air, water, shade etc should be made available at polling booths.
He said that all polling staff should be motivated to conduct elections with total impartiality.Earlier, Gwalior Commissioner KK Khare and Chambal Commissioner Shivanand Dube informed about election preparations in Gwalior and Guna Parliamentary constituencies.