Saturday, 12 February 2022 | PNS | Dehradun
With the aim to conduct peaceful assembly polls on February 14, the Dehradun district will be put under Section 144 on February 12 from 5 pm. The Deputy Inspector General (DIG) and the senior superintendent of police (SSP) Janmejaya Khanduri said this during the briefing of police personnel on Friday ahead of the ensuing assembly elections. He said that only voters and pre-authorised people would be allowed entry within the radius of 100 meters of the polling booth. “No police officer shall enter the polling booth except when called upon by the presiding officer and no person will be allowed to enter the booth after the voting deadline ends at 6 pm,” said Khanduri. He said that since Section 144 will be imposed from 5 pm on Saturday, all officers concerned must ensure that no political party is conducting any kind of election campaign across the district. He also directed them to check hotels in their respective areas to ensure that a person of another assembly constituency is not staying in another area without any valid reason.
