State government formulated new policy for extending security cover to VIP and VVIPs. The move was made on direction of the High Court.
Giving this information here on Friday evening, principal secretary home, Anil Kumar Gupta said the Cabinet has formulated new policy to provide gunner, shadows and police security to the VIPs and VVIPs. Under the new policy, security would be provided to any applicant at district level for the first 3 month, application in this connection to be submitted on the prescribed form to the concerning DM/SP. After expiry of 3 month period given by the district level security committee, the divisional level security committee would take decision to provide security for next 3 months. The divisional level security committee headed by divisional commissioner, would be comprising of the DIG range and police superintendent, regional/divisional level officer, special intelligence unit as its members. It may be recalled that so for this power was incorporated at the government level.
Gupta said that if any person needed further security after 6 months, decision would be taken in this connection by a high level committee headed by the principal secretary home. Besides the DGP, the ADGP (security) would be its members. The security arrangements being provided to the VVIPs holding constitutional posts, like Hon’ble Governor, Hon’ble Chief Minister at present would continue as earlier. The life time security would be provided to the former Governor and Chief minister and retired judges of the Hon’ble High Court if found to be necessary. The security cover being provided to the ministers/state ministers, non government chairman/deputy chairman of the state government corporations, commissions and institutions etc. would continue. The security arrangements by the security committee to the former MPs/ MlAs, mayors, vice chancellors of the universities, heads of political parties registered/ recognized at the state level, witnesses of serious crimes and other persons, on being found justified would be provided on their expenses.
The additional security could be provided by the high level/State level security committee to the VIPs on being found life time threat. Beside, category wise security would be provided to any VIP according to the yellow book arrangements issued by the Government of India. Security would not be provided to such person who is engaged in criminal activities or there is a possibility of its misuse. AK-47 rifle and MP-5 gun would not be provided in the personal security.
Meanwhile government also issues necessary guidelines for maintaining law and order during and after counting of the lok Sabha General elections. AK Gupta claimed that
he issued necessary guidelines to all the divisional commissioners, IGs zone, range DIGs, DMs and SPs of the State for maintaining law and order during and after counting of the lok Sabha General elections. He said that to have directed to identify the sensitive areas of all districts, especially those where people of particular caste were residing or having mixed population and such areas which were considered to be most sensitive. He said that adequate security arrangements like deployment of police packets should be ensured at such places and police patrolling should be intensified in order to avoid any untoward incident. It may be recalled that after announcement of the election results, supporters of different political parties expressed their reactions, following it there had always been a possibility of any untoward incident which could affect law and order situation of the state. He claimed that directives had been also issued to take strict action to check such activities especially taking out of processions etc.