Agartala, April 8 (IANS) The Election Fee on Monday launched the “Mission Violence Free Election 2024” in Tripura to make sure a 100 per cent violence-free election.
Launching the initiative, Chief Secretary Jitendra Kumar Sinha mentioned that forward of the elections to the state’s two Lok Sabha seats, 2,500 flag marches and space domination patrolling had been performed by the Central Armed Police Power (CAPF) and the state forces since final month.
He mentioned that varied regulation enforcement companies have seized varied contraband objects value Rs 9 crore in the course of the previous month.
State Chief Electoral Officer Puneet Agarwal mentioned that within the earlier Lok Sabha elections, 83 per cent voting was recorded and within the 18th Lok Sabha polls, the goal is to exceed the 2019 turnout.
He mentioned that the ‘House Voting’ for the aged and in any other case abled voters would begin on April 10.
Election officers mentioned that to realize the “Mission Violence Free Election 2024”, an eight-point technique plan was drawn up by the authorities.
The methods embody flag and street marches by the CAPF will go on to make sure confidence constructing among the many political staff for campaigning and among the many residents to solid their votes freely with none concern, deployment of the safety forces properly earlier than the ballot course of in order that they get accustomed to the locality, establishing satisfactory nakas (checkposts) to watch the unlawful motion of arms, and individuals to vitiate the ballot course of.
The opposite measures included deterrent measures like web-casting of the ballot course of and so forth. in compliance with the Election Fee’s instruction regarding a number of civil measures and deployment of satisfactory safety personnel.
Director Common of Tripura Police Amitabh Ranjan, House Secretary Pradip Kumar Chakraborty, state police nodal officer G.S. Rao, prime officers of CAPF, and District Magistrates and Superintendents of Police of all eight districts had been current on the occasion.
–IANS
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