The Election Department has embarked upon mass awareness campaign among the political parties, workers and voters to focus on the political aspect of the Elections and to shun the violence as part of its “ ‘Mission Zero Poll Violence’.
An official press release said, various administrative and awareness steps would be taken.
Sensitization workshops would be held in all 60 Assembly Constituencies involving political parties, workers and eminent citizens highlighting the negative effects of violence on the persons, families, society and overall image of the State.
The flag march, road march by the CAPF shall start in advance to ensure confidence building among the political workers for campaigning and among the citizens to cast their votes freely without any fear.
The security forces would be deployed well before the poll process so that they get familiar with the locality. Local police would extend necessary cooperation to the CAPF.
The state police would ensure all miscreants/ trouble mongers/ history sheeters are either kept in constant watch or bound under relevant sections of Cr PC. Adequate naka points would be set up to monitor the illegal movement of arms, persons to vitiate the poll process.
Use of deterrent measures like web-casting of poll process, videography outside the Polling Stations to keep miscreants at bay shall be ensured.
Deployment of adequate security coverage by CAPF personnel, smooth management of queues would be ensured so that there is no gathering outside the polling stations.
Initiative would be taken for micro-level strategy to face the challenge of poll related violence. Every police station would make their own strategy, depending upon their respective ground level inputs to ensure 100 violence-free election.
According to the press release, it would be possible to achieve the objectives of ‘Mission Zero Poll Violence’ with the concerted efforts by the Election Officials, State Police, Central Armed Para-Military Forces and enforcement agencies.
