Haryana Director General of Police (DGP) Manoj Yadava on Wednesday said that state has got 10 additional companies of Central Armed Paramilitary Forces to maintain law and order in Rohtak, Sonipat, Jhajjar, Bhiwani, Sirsa and Hisar districts as well as to ensure peace after announcement of the counting results in the state.
The DGP said that state police has made all necessary preparations to ensure law and order on May 23 when votes of the Lok Sabha elections at 38 locations will be counted in Haryana.
The security of strong rooms, housing the EVMs, has been tightened the with a total strength of 35 companies including 23 of Central paramilitary and 12 of Indian Reserve Battalion.
In all, these companies will have a total of 3150 personnel, he said.
In addition to State Armed Police Force, adequate local police personnel have also been stationed for full-proof safety at the strong rooms where EVMs have been stored under three-layer security, he added.
He also directed the districts police chiefs to make full-proof security arrangements in and around the counting centres. “Any element that will try to vitiate the law and order and disrupt the counting process will not be spared”, the DGP warned.
The DGP also urged the citizens to ignore rumors on counting day as Haryana Police will ensure completion of counting process in a peaceful and manner.