Haryana Police has made elaborate security arrangements to ensure smooth conduct of general elections in 5 municipal corporations and 2 municipal committees on December 16.
Director General of Police (DGP), BS Sandhu on Friday said that entire police administration is fully geared up to conduct free, fair and peaceful elections. All the concerned range ADGPs/IGs and district Superintendents of Police have been directed to ensure adequate Police arrangements for ensuring peaceful conduct of polls with the help of district administration, he said.
Police arrangements have been made with a view to ensure that people can exercise their right to cast vote without any fear. Besides this, elaborate security arrangements have also been put in place in and around the polling centres, he said.
Divulging the details about arrangements, Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order), Mohd Akil said, “Instructions have been given to ensure smooth plying of traffic on national and state highways passing through cities. Prompt and effective action will be taken against anybody who tries to take law in his hands and tries to disrupt the polling process.”
Akil said that flag marches are being conducted through the roads and streets of the poll bound areas. Naka bandi, patrolling and checking has been intensified. The cities have been divided into sectors and duty magistrate have been appointed alongwith the police parties, he added.