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| Tight security in JK ahead of third phase of ULB polls | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 12: Ahead of the third phase of the Urban Local Bodies (ULB) elections in the state tomorrow, the authorities here said elaborate security and logistic arrangements have been put in place to ensure smooth conduct of the polls.
Official sources told Early Times that tight security arrangements have been put in place for smooth conduct of the third phase of elections which will take place from 6 am to 4 pm tomorrow.
The police said that it has intensified vehicle checking, frisking of pedestrians and area domination in the Srinagar city and other poll-bound urban pockets in Kashmir Valley to avert any untoward incident or possible attacks by the militants. Several check points have been set up to check private and public transport vehicles.
The first and second phase of the polls had taken place in the last week. The elections to 2 municipal corporations, 3 municipal councils and 72 municipal committees in the state shall be covered in four phases from 8 to 16 October, while as the date of counting will be October 20. The process of election will complete on 27 October.
One of the top government officials here in the civil secretariat said that the government has formulated unprecedented security plan for the smooth conduct of upcoming Urban Local Bodies (ULB) and Panchayat elections in the state.
"The plan covers safety and security of both contestants and the voters in most sensitive areas in Kashmir and elsewhere in the State," said one of the top officials.
Adequate arrangements for the security of the candidates, their personal security as well as the accommodation arrangements have been made. Area domination, checking and operations have been going on to ensure general sense of security.
Additional 400 companies of central security forces have already been deployed in the state over and above the security forces already stationed, he said.
Sources said that the Director General of Police reviewed the security situation in the state ahead of the third phase of the municipal elections and directed the police to ensure the security of both the contestants and voters.
The government has already announced that employees deployed on election duty would be paid a month's additional salary. |
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