To ensure peace on Ambedkar Jayanti, MHA orders states to tighten security on every corner

NewsBharati    13-Apr-2018
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New Delhi, April 13: In a bid to ensure peace ahead of the Ambedkar Jayanti on Saturday, the Centre has asked the State Governments to take all necessary precautionary measures to prevent any untoward incident in country.

The Home Ministry has asked that patrolling should be intensified in all sensitive locations to ensure that no loss of life and property takes place and prohibitory orders may be issued wherever necessary.

 

The advisory stressed that District Magistrates and Superintendents of Police may be asked to take all necessary steps for ensuring that law and order situation remains firmly under control in the areas of their jurisdiction.

The MHA has advised them to activate community policing initiatives to ensure peace and harmony. The communication was issued in the wake of reports of vandalism of statues in some parts of the country and violence during Bharat Bandh.

This is the third advisory by the MHA within a fortnight. The first one was sent a day before the April 2 Bharat bandh, which was called to protest against the alleged dilution of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

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