The State police have claimed to have made fool-proof security arrangements in view of possible visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other senior BJP leaders to attend the swearing-in of new Chief Minister, in Dehradun. However, the Additional Director-General of Police (law and order), Ram Singh Meena said that the arrival of Modi to attend the swearing-in of the new Chief Minister is yet to be confirmed, adding that the situation is expected to be clear by Wednesday evening or Thursday morning.
However, keeping in view the possibility of the arrival of the PM and some other VVIPs, the Dehradun district police have been directed to step up security. Besides, security for the swearing in of the new chief minister is also being put into place. Intelligence staffs have been put on alert while security is being tightened at Jolly Grant Airport and Sahastradhara helipad where the special aircrafts carrying the VVIPs who are enjoying SPG, Z-Plus, Z, Y and X security would land. Security has been revved up too at and around the helipads at GTC.
Nine SPs, 10 ASPs, 10 DSPs, 20 police station –in-charges or inspectors, 60 sub-inspectors, 300 constables, 80 women constables, seven companies of PAC, two traffic inspectors, 11 traffic inspectors, 18 traffic head constables, 284 constables, two tear gases, three fire units, three quick response teams, two inspectors of armed police, nine heads of the armed police forces, 48 armed constables and 13 officials manning the radio transmitter sets will be deployed during the oath- taking ceremony of the new government.
“Besides, we have revved up security across the district with particular focus on the strategic locations ahead of the swearing in,” Meena said, adding that a bomb disposal squad, jammer and dog squad have been put into operation too to make the security fool-proof.