In order to sensitize the senior police officials regarding security arrangements during VVIP movements in the State during the campaigning for Assembly elections, Jharkhand police on Wednesday held a meeting with the senior officials of Special Protection Group (SPG) and Intelligence Bureau (IB) at the police headquarters in Ranchi.
Several VVIPs including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and AICC president Sonia Gandhi as well as Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi and a pool of politicians and film stars are expected to come to the State for campaigning during the Assembly elections in Jharkhand beginning on November 25. According to the senior police officials issues related to the precautions to be taken by the security forces during the VVIP movements were discussed in detail during the meeting attended by DGP Rajiv Kumar, ADG Rezi Dung Dung and other senior police officials.
“The meeting was held with the SPG and IB for sensitizing the senior police officials where an intensive discussion took place regarding carcade movement, crowd control, parameters of barricading to done as well as fire and medical backup during the VVIP movements of political heavyweights during this Assembly elections,” said state police Spokesperson and IG (Provisions) Anurag Gupta.
“It was a day long training programme for the senior police officials related to the security issues during the campaigning by the VVIPs during the Assembly elections,” said Dung Dung. SPs from districts as well as Range DIGs were present during the training programme which is done every year on elections perspective.
Referring to the arrangements made for the elections, Gupta said that the sensitive booths have been identified where booth officials will be airdropped from helicopters. “Helicopters will also be used for relief purposes in case of emergency like situations during the elections,” said Gupta. He however, refused to disclose the number of helicopters to be used during the election process, he added.
Gupta further added that the movements of Central Para Military Forces have been also been started for the first phase of elections for which adequate number of vehicles are being provided.
With the identification of sensitive booths and cluster points across the state, process of randomization is being adopted for the deployment of police forces at the booths and it is also being ensured that no police official remains posted in his home town, said the IG.