Bhubaneswar: The next Pancrayat election behavior in this country is likely to be an easy matter for the police today given the prohibition of physical demonstrations, roadshows, and political meetings after the explosion in Covid cases.
Opportunities for Political and Violence Clashes also emerge far if Covid safety guidelines compiled by the State Election Commission (SEC) are run in letters and spirits.
“Rustic selection is always full of more challenges than the selection of assemblies.
You have more booths in the election of Panchayat.
Tensions always continue in rural areas for hyperlocation problems, which involve villages, casts, and society.
Because village level hyperlocal problems are very meaningful during selection Panchayat, the police always remain on their toes.
The appropriate Sec’s Covid guidelines will bring great help for the police today and ensure the election of peace, “said Nihar Mohanty, a retired police officer.
Fights between members of rival political parties during roadshows, campaigns and demonstrations have triggered violence in many.
Place in run-up to Panchayat polls in 2017.
Tension has also run high during the vote count in the booths.
Seconds decision to calculate ballots at the block headquarters at that time by removing the booth also came as a relief to the police.
In the 2017 Panthayat election, the vote count was held on a vote day which revealed the names of candidates winners and triggered legal and order problems.
“Now we don’t capture legal problems or problems and order because the vote count will be carried out at the block headquarters.
Adequate security settings will be made,” said a senior police officer.
The Director General of Police Sunil Bansal and Director of Extra General (Law and order) R K Sharma is scheduled to hold a meeting with the police supervisor (SPS) in the next two days.
The State Police Headquarters has asked SPS to mapped the vulnerability of the booth and identify the vote station based on the incidence of violence, political competition, and the arrest of STAN (if any) during the 2017 rural polls.
Special security measures will be taken in the district affected by Naxal for The smoothness of carrying out the selection of Pancrow.
Police breathe easily with a ban on demonstrations
