The Haryana Government has imposed prohibitory orders in all districts of the State ahead of a court verdict on August 25 in a rape case against Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim. Additional Chief Secretary, Home, Ram Niwas while talking to the mediapersons on Tuesday, said that Section 144 had been imposed in all districts of the State and carrying of any kind of stick or weapon has been prohibited at naam charcha ghar of dera followers.
With the imposition of Section 144 of the CrPC in all districts, open sale and sale of large quantities of petrol, diesel and other inflammable materials, carrying of firearms is prohibited in State. Security forces have been pressed into service in border areas and the Centre has already been requested to provide 115 companies of paramilitary forces. 35 companies of paramilitary forces along with state police have been deployed in sensitive areas of Haryana, said he.
Elaborating about the security arrangements, the ACS, Home said that duty magistrate have been deployed at all locations. There is need to deploy additional duty magistrates in some districts sanction for which is being released. Arrangement of cranes, ambulances, and fire brigades has been made at different locations. The officers concerned have been directed to take necessary steps to deal with any kind of situation, he said.
The main focus is identification of anti-social elements in Haryana and orders have been issued for pre-emptive arrest of such people. Directions are also issued to make provision of temporary jails in government buildings, said he. Ram Niwas said the State Government has appointed senior IAS officer V Umashankar, with the district administration, Sirsa and he is holding meetings with concerned people so that law and order situation could be maintained in all circumstances. He also urged dera followers not to take any steps that would stain the image of Sirsa based Dera Sacha Sauda. Action will be taken against those who try to disturb the law-and-order situation in the state.
The leave of police personnel had been cancelled and Home Guards were also being called on duty. Police nakas are being laid where all vehicles would be checked. All borders of the state have been sealed and inter-state and inter-district activities of vehicles are being closely monitored, he added.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Manohar lal on Tuesday convened a high-level meeting to review the security arrangements across the State.
The Chief Minister issued directions to senior officials to remain present in sensitive areas to supervise security arrangements in the State. After the meeting, Ram Niwas and DGP BS Sandhu also visited Panchkula to review the security arrangements made there. Dera chief Ram Rahim has been asked by Panchkula court to appear before the court on August 25. Meanwhile, the State Government has issued transfer and posting orders of two HCS officers with immediate effect. Paramjeet Chahal, Sub Divisional Officer (Civil), Kalanwali (designate) and Bijender Singh, Sub Divisional Officer (Civil), Sirsa will swap their place of postings.