While people were celebrating Holi on Tuesday, the police personnel across the state were on duty ensuring law and order and preventing the celebrations from going out of hand. A day later, on Wednesday, the police personnel celebrated Holi as is the tradition in the department, a day after the citizens celebrated the festival.
In Haridwar district, all police officers including the district’s senior superintendent of police Senthil Avoodai Krishnaraj S, SP (City) Kamlesh Upadhyay, CO, City, Abhay Pratap Singh and others along with the personnel participated in the Holi celebrations held at Police Line in Roshanabad.
During the revelry, SSP Senthil Avoodai Krishnaraj S said that the festival of Holi has special significance in Indian culture. This festival of colour also gives the message of the victory of good over evil. On this occasion, forgetting mutual differences, everyone celebrates the festival of love and celebration with goodwill. Police make all arrangements to provide protection to the citizens on Holi so that the people can celebrate the festival in a safe environment.
SP City Kamlesh Upadhyay said that the festival is also an opportunity to strengthen unity. The festival of colours is a festival of unity, brotherhood and strengthening harmony. Everyone should celebrate Holi with love and harmony.
Apart from the main police stations, policemen in all the police stations and posts in the districts including Jwalapur Kotwali, Nagar Kotwali, Kankhal police station, Mayapur police post and other sites applied colour on each other and exchanged festive greetings. Apart from the prevalent Holi songs, policemen danced enthusiastically to Garhwali songs.