Dehradun police made elaborate security arrangements in view of Gujarat Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi’s rally on Sunday.
To strengthen the security at the venue of rally, Uttarakhand Inspector General of Police (IG) Ram Singh Meena, Gujarat IG Vikas Sahay, Uttarakhand IG (Intelligence) DJ Ghildiyal, Garhwal Range DIG Amit Sinha and other senior police and administrative officers were present at Parade Ground while Dehradun Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kewal Khurana was seen making several rounds of Parade Ground to check the security arrangements.
Security was beefed up in and around the Parade Ground and visitors entering the ground were properly checked thrice at different points by the police. CCTV cameras were installed at various places in the ground. Khurana said that additional police force was deployed in and around the Parade Ground for ensuring peaceful conduct of the event.
Eight platoons of PAC jawans, two bomb disposal squads, two dog squads, two quick response teams, State Guldar team, Non-linear Junction Detector (NlJD) and other resources were deployed at important places within the ground and at other places in the State capital.
Special cameras at the venue were installed to take photos of entrants at the main gate. Three SPs (Pauri, Rudraprayag and Police Head Quarter), four additional SPs, nine circle officers, 18 inspectors, 112 sub-inspectors, 44 head constables, 600 constables, 60 women constables, eight companies of PAC, four Fire Service sub-inspectors and eight head constables; 220 local Intelligence Unit personnel, four fire tenders and other resources were deployed in and around the venue of the rally, helipad and other places in the city.
Sidelight
· Former Chief Minister Maj Gen Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri offered black cap (known as Kumaoni topi) to Gujarat CM Narendra Modi and leader of Opposition Ajay Bhatt was claiming that it is an identity of Uttarakhand. Coincidentally both were not sporting the Topi through out the rally.
· BJP national secretary Trivendra Singh Rawat had guided the crowd that when he would say ‘Bachha Mange Ma ki godi’ then you say ‘Desh mange Narendra Modi’. Twice or thrice time both Rawat and crowd responded to each other but later Rawat pronounced Desh Mange Narendra Modi then crowd got confused. Meanwhile Rawat apologised for his mistake and left the podium.
· Replying to congress chief minister Vijay Bahuguna allegation that BJP is bring crowd from Uttar Pradesh, State BJP president Tirath Singh Rawat said that everybody knows that who is from Uttar Pradesh. CM Bahuguna is from Allahabad but you (gathering) are from Uttarakhand.
· As ex Chief Minister Maj Gen (retd) Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri, who is known more as an administrator than a politician, rose to address to public from the podium, the public responded by making huge round of applause. He said that entire nation has great expectations from you (Modiji) so hope you will keep their trust by weeding out corruption from country.
· State BJP incharge Radha Mohan Singh said that entire nation reeling under the wave of Modi and he has proven his statesmanship by bringing phenomenal development in Gujarat. Now people have faith that you would bring similar development in the country after forming government at centre.
· Rajya Sabha Member and Ex Chief Minister Bhagat singh Koshiyari wished that may state government fall in ditch after your (modi’s shankhnaad rally) speech.
· Doiwala MlA and Ex CM Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank had addressed for mere less than two minutes. Although host and leader of Opposition Ajay Bhatt had agreed to give him three minute but Gen Khanduri interrupted for this.
· BJP Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi took ex-CM Gen Khanduri’s name thrice but he took names of other two ex-CMs by referring to them as Bhagat Singh and Ramesh only.