Flying squads set up to ensure peaceful polls: DGP
Chandigarh: Flying squads and special surveillance teams have been constituted to ensure peaceful conduct of the Assembly polls in Haryana, due next month. Director General of Police (DGP), SN Vashisth, presiding over a meeting of senior police functionaries, gave necessary directions to ensure free, fair and peaceful conduct of Assembly elections in the State.
He also directed to ensure strict compliance of the model code of conduct. Vashisth said that security arrangements have been tightened along the border areas adjoining neighbouring States.
“Also, directions have been issued to nab the proclaimed offenders. Apart from this, paramilitary forces would be deployed on the sensitive and hyper-sensitive polling booths in the State,” he added.
The DGP also directed all the in-charges of polices stations to ensure that holders of licensed arms deposit their weapons at the concerned police stations at the earliest.
Meeting of DCs and SPs for security arrangement
Chandigarh: Ahead of the Assembly elections in Haryana, Deputy Commissioners and Superintendents of Police from Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan will hold a meeting at Sirsa on September 19 to discuss the security arrangements on border areas of three States. A Government spokesman said that Deputy Commissioners and Superintendents of Police of district Hanumangarh of Rajasthan, districts Mansa, Bathinda and Muktsar of Punjab and district Fatehabad of Haryana will attend the meeting.
He said that cooperation will be sought in the meeting from Rajasthan and Punjab administrations at checkpoints of adjoining neighbouring States. “Cooperation between administrations of three States prior to the elections would result in avoiding any inconvenience during the elections due to external elements. Apart from this, list of bail jumpers and proclaimed offenders have also been sought from the concerned officers,” he added.
Candidates can File nomination papers even on holidays
Chandigarh: Haryana Chief Electoral Officer, Shrikant Walgad on Wednesday issued clarification regarding filing of nominations for Assembly elections on holidays falling on September 20, 23 and 25 in Government offices in the State.
He said all candidates could file nominations on holidays on September 20, 23 and 25 at respective Assemblies as these days are not public holidays in the Negotiable Instrumental Act, 1881.
He clarified that there would be no nominations on September 21 (Sunday), being public holiday. Walgad said that filing of nomination process would start from September 20 and continue up to September 27 between 11 am and 3 pm.
INlD to release second chargesheet against Hooda
Chandigarh: Indian National lok Dal (INlD) will release its second chargesheet and list of Chief Minister of Haryana Bhupinder Singh Hooda’s assets soon.
INlD chief Om Prakash Chautala’s MlA son Abhay Singh Chautala on Wednesday alleged that they will soon submit another supplementary chargesheet and the additional list of Hooda assets. He alleged that the list of properties running into lakhs of crores, had already been submitted to the Haryana Governor and it is completely on the basis of facts and authentic documents.
“We are ready to prove our allegations in the court of law as well among the masses”, said Chautala. He also challenged Hooda to debate on the issue at any public forum.