J&K Panchayat elections: VDC members to help maintain law and order
Jammu, Nov 16: All Village Defence Committee (VDC) members are being mobilised in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district to help maintain law and order during the upcoming panchayat polls, police said on Thursday.
They are being mobilised in their areas of jurisdiction on the directions of senior superintendent of police, Reasi, Nisha Nathyal, a police official said.
The nine-phased panchayat elections will start from November 17.
Additional superintendent of police, Reasi, Shiv Kumar Chouhan, undertook an extensive tour of Pouni area on Thursday and held a meeting with over 85 VDC members at the local police station, the official said.
"All VDC members have been directed to remain extra vigilant during the polling days and also keep track of activities to thwart the nefarious designs of the anti-social elements," he said.
They
were
called
with
the
arms
and
ammunition
issued
to
them
by
the
district
police
and
it
was
verified
and
thoroughly
checked
by
the
technical
team
from
the
district
police
lines.
Jammu
region
has
over
1,000
VDC
members.
The VDCs were constituted in the mid-90s with an aim to strengthen the security of the remote and mountainous areas in Doda, Kishtwar, Ramba, Rajouri, Reasi, Kathua and Poonch districts of the region.