Tight security for Maharashtra winter session in Nagpur city

As many as 7000 police personnel will be deployed to ensure the smooth passage of the winter session of the Maharashtra legislature beginning here on Monday officials said on SaturdayNagpur Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar said the police are geared up to ensure that no untoward incident takes place during the sessionThe security cover for Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and his Deputy Devendra Fadnavis has been strengthened Security at the Vidhan Bhavan where the two Houses of the legislature meet is beefed up Security at Ramgiri and Devgiri the official residences of the CM and the Deputy CM respectively have also been tightened he told reportersNo person without valid photo identification would be allowed entry at these three places Security has also been tightened at MLAs Hostel and Nag Bhavan Kumar said adding armed police personnel would remain deployed at these places roundtheclockCommandos of Force One Quick Response Teams QRTs and armed policemen have been deployed as part of the threetier security at the Vidhan Bhavan The number of staff in the CCTV camera control room has also been increased for effective 24x7 monitoring 600 vehicles have been allotted for police duties the police commissioner saidAround 2500 police personnel from various units across Maharashtra have reached Nagpur for bandobast duties he saidAlso Read BJP protests seeking MVAs apology for insulting B R Ambedkar Hindu deitiesAdditionally seven companies of the State Reserve Police Force SRPF and 1000 Home Guards will also assist the police in bandobast Six teams of Riot Control Police RCP seven teams of QRTs Riot Control Vehicle Vajra Vehicle Mounted Water Cannon Varun Dog squads and Bomb Detection and Disposal Squads will be deployed he addedThe security arrangements are being monitored by Kumar and Joint Commissioner of Police Aswati Dorje Maharashtra Director General of Police DGP Rajnish Seth is likely to review the bandobast plan on SundayAt last 70 morchas are expected to be taken out by various political and social organisations during the twoweek winter session So far eight organisations have been allowed to take morchas on the first day of the session on Monday A total of 20 dharnas or sitin protests and hunger strikes have also been allowed by the policeThe protest marches will be blocked at various points and the traffic movement on their routes will be diverted Mobile Surveillance vehicles will be deployed officials saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever