The district police have made elaborate security arrangements in view of Vidhan Sabha session scheduled to begin from Friday. The session will continue till March 29. Dehradun senior superintendent of police Sweety Aggarwal held a police briefing at police lines on Thursday to ensure that nothing is found wanting as far as security during the session is concerned.
The police officers and police personnel have been asked to deal with things sensitively without involving themselves in any unwanted controversy. In case of any dispute that arises, they should promptly take their senior in confidence, SSP said.
Besides, the police officers to be assigned duty at Vidhan Sabha gate have been asked to act strictly while allowing the visitors to get in the premises of the House. SSP also warned them against allowing unauthorised vehicles to be parked outside Vidhan Sabha campus.
The police officers and the personnel to be deputed at the barricades have been directed to ensure that no person is allowed to cross the barricade under any circumstances. The SSP also stressed on perfect coordination in the police force to ensure a glitch- free session from the law and order point of view. Aggarwal said that the five additional SPs, eight DSPs, 11 inspectors/police station in-charges, 50 sub-inspectors, six women sub-inspectors, 17 chief constables, 140 constables, 43 women constables, two units of fire service three tear gas parties and three companies and one platoon of Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) have been deputed to strengthen the security during the Vidhan Sabha session.
Among others who attended the meeting were additional DM Harbeer Singh, SP Traffic DS Gunjyal, SP City Ajay Singh and SP Rural Shweta Choubey.