Sumit Sharma
JAMMU, Nov 28: In the backdrop of Patna bomb blast and Intelligence inputs of possible terrorist strike in the rally of BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on December 1, in Jammu, the entire district has turned into a castle as security forces have been deployed in large numbers and police have totally sealed MA stadium , the venue of the rally.
Four officers of Gujarat Police have landed in Jammu to keep supervise the security arrangements and checking of all vehicles coming to and leaving Jammu is being conducted at various security points across the city, police said. The four police officers from Gujarat who reached Jammu include Vikas Sahai, IGP, RB Brahmbhat DIG besides one SSP and one DySP rank officer. Meanwhile, DGP Jammu and Kashmir Police Ashok Prasad visited the venue to review security arrangements, and directed to ensure that the dais is built in the presence of policemen and the material used is properly checked. MAM stadium has been sealed and sealed for general public till the rally day. Policemen with sniffer dogs and metal detectors have sanitized the stadium. Police and paramilitary forces have been deployed in and outside the stadium complex as the first tier of the security. DIG Jammu Kathua range Shakeel Ahmed Beig when contacted said that heavy contingent of police have been deployed, besides Paramilitary Force included CRPF and BSF for fool proof arrangements, adding, nakas have been tightened for smooth rally of Modi. BJP is leaving no stone unturned to ensure that Modi's rally is a grand success. Party has set up a control room and constituted 23 teams to ensure that the event is conducted smoothly, local BJP leaders said. Giant television screens have been installed for the people who cannot get access to the rally venue, and party activists are going door-to-door asking people to turn up for the event, they added. "We urge the youth to participate in Modi's Lalkar rally in Jammu in a big way and make it a mega event, paving way for change both in Centre and J&K," Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha President Anurag Thakur said. |
