Haryana Director General of Police, Manoj Yadava on Sunday said that the State Police has made elaborate security arrangements to ensure fair, peaceful and incident-free conduct of Haryana Vidhan Sabha election.
While making an appeal to the voters to exercise their voting rights, the DGP said that security personnel would be ready to tackle any adverse situation and would reach within 10 minutes to the spot after getting any such information. The Central Armed Police Forces allocated by Union Ministry of Home Affairs had been deployed at critical and vulnerable polling stations, he added.
He also warned that stern action would be taken against the elements which try to disrupt the polling process by taking law in their own hands. At the same time, Police has prepared contingency plans to tackle any eventuality across the state, he said.
The DGP said that all range ADGPs/IGPs, Commissioners of Police and district Superintendent of Police will commence patrolling from 6 am onwards on polling day and will stay in the field till polling is completed in the evening in their respective jurisdiction. The inter-state borders had been completely sealed to prevent cross border movement of anti-social elements and liquor etc. which can be used for booth capturing and violence on polling day, he said.
All senior police officers and officers of Excise Department engaged in poll duty have been instructed to ensure conduct of special checking over the liquor vends as they tend to keep small back windows open even after closing hours, he added.
The DGP also exhorted the police and security personnel to perform their duty with utmost sincerity and dedication and take strict legal action against anti-social elements that try to execute any kind of unpleasant event on the day of polling.