DM issues prohibitory orders
Amingaon(Assam): Election Commission of India Secretary Narendra N Butolia visited Kamrup district to take stock of the preparedness for the upcoming Assam Assembly election. Butolia held meetings with Kamrup Deputy Commissioner and District Election Officer Vinod Seshan and other senior poll officials of the district, a government release said.
The ECI Secretary enquired about the ‘E-Subidha’ and ‘E-Samadhan’ and other poll related preparations and inspected some of the Cells constituted for smooth conduct of election process. He also attended the training programme of the presiding and polling officers at DK College in Mirza besides inspecting some of the polling stations of the districts.
Meanwhile, Kamrup district has become the path bearer in introducing GPS system in flying squad vehicles installing the facility in 12 vehicles for central tracking of the squad vehicles.
To help coordination among citizens, voters, political parties and election related officials a toll free phone number 1800-345-3975 has started functioning at the DC office in Amingaon, apart from a round-the-clock Control Room with phone number 0361-2684404 and 0361-2684407, the release added.
Meanwhile, the District Magistrate of South Kamrup district Rajib Prakash Baruah has issued a prohibitory order under Section 144 Cr PC with immediate effect applicable throughout the District. The District Magistrate has prohibited assembly of five or more persons at any public places; carrying of arms, ammunitions, explosives, weapons of any nature in any public place or vehicle.
Prohibition has also been imposed on procession and shouting of slogans in any public place, highways and shouting slogans inciting communal violence at any place, gambling in any public place and use of loud speakers throughout the district of South Kamrup. The order will remain in force until further notice. (PTI)
