Amid the ongoing anti-CAA protests in the South East Delhi, the district poll officials and police authorities held a meeting to take stock of the situation in Shaheen Bagh ahead of the Assembly elections scheduled on February 8.
"A meeting was held on Saturday evening at the Shaheen Bagh Police Station. However, due to a firing incident near the protest site, some of the officers could not join. So, we sat and discussed the situation afterwards," said a senior poll official deployed in Okhla constituency.
A 25 year old Kapil Gujjar had fired two rounds in the air at Shaheen Bagh before being taken into custody on Saturday. Shaheen Bagh has been the epicentre of protests against the country's new citizenship law and the incident had created panic among people.
The polling officials said the elections will be held smoothly and there was nothing to worry about following the protest as the 'authorities are extra vigilant'. "The situation is being assessed across the city on a daily basis," he added.
Saturday's firing incident came two days after a juvenile fired a pistol at a group of anti-CAA protesters near the Jamia University in which a student was injured.
Last week, Delhi CEO Ranbir Singh also had visited the area to assess the situation and preparation for upcoming assembly elections in the national capital. He said there was no obstruction in areas where polling will held on February 8 of the current year.
"Police forces and election machinery are on "extra vigil" and assessing the situation all the time across the national capital. Shaheen Bagh falls in Okhla constituency,' said the official.
The anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act protests in the national Capital and the agitation at Shaheen Bagh, which has been going on for nearly 50 days, has been become the focal point among the political parties and has been converted into a poll issue.