Director General of Police AN Upadhyay on Saturday, while holding a meeting of all inspectors general of ranges and district superintendents of police, instructed them to conduct the lok Sabha elections in the state in a peaceful manner.
He said that the state police have the important responsibility of conducting peaceful election. “We are getting central security force, which should be used in a proper manner.” Sufficient care should be taken while deploying the central security forces in the naxal-affected areas. In the state, especially in the naxal-infested Bastar region, where polling would be held in the first phase on April 10, central security force will start coming from March 18-19.
The DGP said that the assembly election in the state was conducted in a peaceful manner in November last, in view of that better security arrangement should be made this time also. He said that the rank of police officers and personnel did not have any importance, but their ability.
The district superintendent of police has the responsibility and accountability that anyhow, criminals should be jailed, crime should be controlled, law and order should be maintained and polling should be done in a peaceful manner,
he added.
Upadhyay said, “We have to make efforts to increase the courage of the personnel of the state police force. Each member of the state police force is an important part of our police system.”
On VIP security, the DGP said that during the election, important persons visit every party of the state and public meetings would be held at various places and in these places the police force have to pay attention of the security of helipads and citizens.
The SP and all other officers have ensure that there would be any incident in the district, he added.
The DGP said, “If the secret information sent from the PHQ were analysed immediately and action were taken at our level, then we would be successful in countering naxal attacks. The district police should also strengthen the information system at local level. He said, “We have to fight the naxalites while keeping the lives of our Jawans secured and with utmost care. After the formation of the state, the number of the police has increased from 22,000 to 68,000. Besides, we will get huge number of central police force.”