No leaves for UP Police personnel till May 4 in view of festivals
Lucknow, Apr 19: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday cancelled the leaves of all police and administrative officials in the state till May 4 and asked all those on leave to report within 24 hours.
He also directed the officials from police station to ADG level to hold dialogues with religious leaders and eminent personalities within the next 24 hours to ensure peace during the upcoming festivals, and said mikes can be used at religious places but no new permission of their installation should be given.
"The leave of all administrative/police officers, from SHO, CO and district police chiefs to district magistrate, divisional commissioner is cancelled till May 4 with immediate effect. Those who are currently on leave, must return to the place of posting within the next 24 hours. This arrangement should be ensured by the Chief Minister's Office," Adityanath said.
"Additional police forces should be deployed in sensitive areas and drones used for keeping an eye on the situation. Every evening, the police force must do foot patrolling and police response vehicles (PRVs) should remain active," he said while holding a law and order review meeting with senior officials.
"There are many important religious festivals in the coming days. The month of Ramadan is going on. Eid festival and Akshaya Tritiya are likely to be on the same day. In such a situation, considering the current environment, the police will have to be extra sensitive," he said.
Stating
that
everyone
has
the
freedom
to
follow
his
method
of
worship
according
to
his
religious
ideology,
the
chief
minister
noted,
"Although
mikes
can
be
used,
make
sure
the
sound
does
not
come
out
of
the
premises.
Other
people
should
not
have
any
problem."
He
added
that
no
permission
should
be
given
to
install
the
mikes
at
new
sites.
"No religious procession should be taken out without due permission. Before giving permission, an affidavit should be taken from the organiser regarding maintaining peace and harmony. Permission should be given to only those religious processions, which are traditional. New programmes should not be given unnecessary permission," he added.
Adityanath added that the safety of every single citizen in Uttar Pradesh is the primary responsibility of the government and the people.
"All
of
us
have
to
be
alert
and
careful
about
this
responsibility
of
ours,"
he
added.
All
necessary
efforts
should
be
made
keeping
in
view
the
local
needs
so
that
every
festival
is
held
in
peace
and
harmony,
he
said
and
called
for
stern
action
against
those
issuing
mischievous
statements.
"Those trying to vitiate the atmosphere should be dealt strictly. There should be no place for such people in a civilised society," he said.
Religious
programmes
and
worship
should
be
held
at
the
designated
place
only
and
it
should
be
ensured
that
no
religious
event
takes
place
by
disrupting
traffic,
he
said.
"If
they
(officials)
have
government
accommodation,
they
should
stay
there
or
take
one
on
rent,
but
they
have
to
stay
in
their
posting
place
in
the
night.
It
should
be
strictly
followed,"
he
said.
On report of harassment of a girl in Gudamba area of Lucknow, the negligence of police has come to light and firing was reported, he said, adding immediate action should be taken against the accused.
"The concerned SHO should be suspended. Action should be taken against the sub inspector and the beat constable," he added.