Srinagar, August 27: Additional Director General of Police Vijay Kumar today asked officers to remain vigilant and ensure peaceful conduct of elections.
Kumar chaired a meeting at PCR Kashmir to finalize security arrangements across the UT of J&K. In addition, logistic arrangements of incomingCAPFss were also discussed in detail to ensure safe and smooth induction of CAPF Coys.
The meeting was attended by senior police & security forces officers across the UT of J&K including ADGP Jammu Zone Anand Jain-IPS, IG CRPF (KOS) G.K Verma-IPS, IGP Kashmir Zone V.K Birdi-IPS, all range DIsG of J&K including DIG NKR Range Maqsood-Ul-Zaman-IPS, DIG SKR Javid Iqbal Matoo-IPS, DIG CKR Srinagar Rajiv Omprakash-IPS, DIG R-P Range Tejinder Singh-IPS, DIG Udhampur Reasi Range Rayees Mohammad Bhat-IPS, DIG DKR Range Shridhar Patil-IPS & DIG JSK Range Shiv Kumar Sharma-IPS, DIG SSB Imtiaz Ismail Parry-IPS, DIG CRPF South Srinagar Sudheer Kumar, DIG CRPF North Srinagar Parveen Kumar Singh, all district SSsP including PDs of along with district Nodal Officers of CAPFs, SSP PCR Kashmir and other officers.
Briefing the officers, Vijay Kumar stated that they are committed to ensuring that every aspect of the electoral process is handled with the utmost professionalism and efficiency. He further emphasized the importance of maintaining law and order during the election period and outlined the strategic deployment of forces to ensure the peaceful conduct of elections. He urged all the participating officers to remain vigilant and proactive in addressing any potential threats from the ANEs. He also advised the officers to brief the jawans on the strict adherence to the election code of conduct and reiterated that any violation of the code would be dealt with strictly to ensure re fair and impartial election process.
The discussions were aimed at coordinating security measures to ensure the safe and efficient conduct of electoral processes. ADGP Vijay Kumar emphasized the importance of meticulous planning and execution to uphold the integrity of the elections. Discussions revolved around the deployment of security forces, coordination with CAPFs, and logistical arrangements for their accommodation and operations. The issue related to providing adequate transport facilities for incoming CAPF coys was also discussed owing to high demand. ADGP Jammu Zone and IGP Kashmir both stressed that the RTO Kashmir and GM SRTC liaise with the SRTCs outside the to ensure smooth hassle-free mobility of the CAPFs during the elections. IGP Kashmir emphasized upon all the district SSsP of Kashmir Zone to follow the legal procedures strictly, pre-empt the situation, and respond in a calculated manner adhering to all the laid down SOPs.
All district SSsP and CAPF officers gave their feedback and appraised the chair regarding the arrangements put in place in their respective areas of responsibility. The meeting ended with the concluding remarks by the ADGP SPNO expressing confidence that the comprehensive security measures discussed would contribute to a peaceful and successful election.
