Principal Secretary Home RK Swai has asked police officers to ensure better arrangements for free, fair and peaceful elections. Swai was addressing lok Sabha election-related training session of IGs, DIGs, SPs and ASPs at RCVP Academy of Administration here on Saturday.
DGP Nandan Dube, Additional Chief Electoral Officer Vl Kanta Rao and Additional DGP Security Sl Thousen were also present on the occasion. Swai asked the police officers to pay attention to impartiality and alertness during lok Sabha elections. Impartiality should be visible. Attention should be paid at the time of seizing illegal firearms that innocent people have no inconvenience. Madhya Pradesh police should maintain its high standards of security.
The DGP said that seizure of illegal arms and narcotics and inspection of vehicles should be undertaken during lok Sabha election with the same efficiency exercised during Vidhan Sabha elections. Impartiality of police should be visible. When police officers visit field, they should train staff upto constable level so that lok Sabha elections can be conducted in even better manner.
Kanta Rao said that Election Commission of India has appreciated Madhya Pradesh police for excellent security arrangements during last Vidhan Sabha elections. He informed that the commission has selected Madhya Pradesh’s police training schedule for implementing in entire country. He said that training will be imparted through group discussions also. Thousen said that training will be imparted to those officers also who were not on field duty during previous election. He asked the police officers to play meaningful role in ensuring free, fair and peaceful elections.
At the outset, Swai and Nandan Dube inaugurated the training session by lighting a lamp. IG law and Order Sonali Mishra informed about role of police in district election plan and police deployment plan. She also threw light on issues and challenges of law and order during lok Sabha elections 2014. Vl Kanta Rao apprised the police officers about model code of conduct and IG Rewa Pawan Shrivastava about vulnerable mapping, general observers, police and election expenditure observers.
Thousen informed about security of VIPs and VVIPs during elections, ADG (SC and ST) RS Meena about deployment of Central Armed Police Force (CRPF). Joint Chief Electoral Officer SS Bansal threw light on election expenditure and monitoring.