M’lore: Lok Sabha Polls 2014 - Narendra Modi Rally in City; Heavy Police Security Deployed

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Bellevision Media Network

Mangalore, 18 Feb 2014: The city police are geared up to provide tight security to BJP PM candidate Narendra Modi.  The security agencies provided maximum security to Narendra Modi when he arrived at Bangalore after BJP announced his candidature for PM.  Meanwhile, the city police have furthered security arrangement than Bangalore, while on Modi’s visit to the city that has been identified as a most sensitive region.

 
It’s the third convention that will be held after BJP announced Modi as their PM candidate.  The convention that has been themed as’ Bharata Gellisi’ will be held at Nehru maidan, here on Tuesday February 18 at 3.00pm.

 
The city police commissioner R Hitendra briefing the security arrangement at a media meet here on Monday February 17, said that 7 DCP/SP category 7 officers, ACP/DySP category 25 officers, 67 police inspectors, 157 sub-inspectors, 211 assistant sub-inspectors, 1,450 head constables/policemen, 221 women constables, 135 traffic policemen and 300 home guards – altogether 2,573 police personnel will provide security to Narendra Modi’s visit.

 

 
Twelve KSRP companies, 8 ASC, one company of Rapid Action Force (ANF), two bomb detection squads, one natural disaster squad, 13 check posts, 16 temporary outposts, 5 fire brigade squad, 5 ambulances are on standby duty.

 
The organizers expect over 1 lac people will arrive to attend the convention.  The private vehicular traffic is banned in the radius of 1 kilometer from Nehru maidan, said city police commissioner R Hitendra.