Amid tight security, nomination process for the lok Sabha election- 2014 began here on Saturday. Adequate police forces were deployed at the venue to complete the nomination process for the parliamentary election.
Dehradun Senior Superintendent of Police Ajay Rautela said that the first day of the nomination went-off peacefully in the district. Security has been tightened in view of lok Sabha election-2014 in the district. Besides, additional police force including PAC jawans were deployed at the nomination venue to conduct nomination process peacefully in the district.
He said that to prevent any untoward incident during lok Sabha elections in the district, instructions were issued for police officers to initiate steps including launching vehicle checking drive, anti liquor drives, setting up barricades at inter-state border areas, problem areas and other important places; deployment of additional police force at sensitive places and intensify police patrolling in their respective areas. He further said that the circle officers have been directed to take steps to lower down the level of sensitiveness of polling booths categorised as sensitive or ultra-sensitive in the district. “As per the Election Commission of India’s guidelines, adequate police force will be deployed at each polling centre to conduct this election peacefully in the district.