DGP Gaurav Yadav directs police officers to ensure free, fair and peaceful Lok Sabha elections

Published on: 20 Mar 2024 at 10:00 AM

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The Fact News Service

Chandigarh, March 20

In order to ensure free, fair and peaceful forthcoming General Elections 2024, Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav on Tuesday, directed all the CPs/SSPs of the state to lay effective interstate/inter-district nakas to keep vigil on the movement of anti-social elements, drug smugglers and bootleggers, and mobilise maximum force for area domination and confidence-building measures.

The DGP was chairing a state-level meeting through VC at his office with senior police officers, Range ADGs/IGs/DIGs, CPs/SSPs, all gazetted officers posted in districts, and all SHOs in the state to review preventive measures ahead of elections and apprise them about the guidelines of the Election Commission of India (ECI).

Emphasising on the need to build a positive environment in the state, DGP Gaurav Yadav directed all the police officers to do professional policing and strictly adhere to all aspects of the Model Code of Conduct and follow all the instructions and guidelines from the ECI to hold free and fair elections.

The instructions of the ECI should be further disseminated with the entire force, he said.

DGP Gaurav Yadav informed the officers that there is a complete ban on the issuance of new arms licenses. He also directed the CPs/SSPs to ensure the deposition of weapons in compliance with the ECI norms.