Punjab Police fully geared up to ensure free, fair and peaceful polls, says DGP

With polling for 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab scheduled to be held in the last phase of voting on June 1, Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav on Sunday said the state police is fully geared up to ensure free, fair and peaceful elections in the border state.

Yadav, accompanied by Special DGP (law and order) Arpit Shukla, was virtually briefing all the senior police officers from headquarters, Additional DGPs, Inspector Generals of Police, DIGs, Commissioners of Police and Senior Superintendents of Police to take stock of the security arrangements in the state for the general elections, said an official statement.

The Director General of Police (DGP) directed all the officers to strictly adhere to all aspects of the Model Code of Conduct and follow all the instructions and guidelines from the Election Commission of India for holding free and fair elections.

He said that a special campaign has been launched to arrest proclaimed offenders and parole jumpers.

The Commissioners of Police (CPs) and Senior Superintendents of Police (SSPs) have also been asked to ensure surveillance over the people indulging in selling of illicit liquor and narcotics and psychotropic substances, he added.

The DGP also directed the CPs and SSPs to ensure the deposition of weapons in compliance with the Election Commission of India (ECI) norms.