Punjab Police cops had been requested to arrange for protestors blocking PM Modi

More and extra evidences are showing exposing the lies of the Punjab authorities and Congress social gathering over the safety seashore of PM Modi’s convoy within the state yesterday. After the VVIP convoy was blocked by protestors when the PM was going to Hussainiwala, Punjab CM and a few Congress leaders had alleged that it had occurred because of a sudden change of PM’s journey plans, and Punjab Police was not conscious of such modifications.
Some Congress leaders had been claiming that PM Modi was scheduled to fly to Ferozepur, and the highway journey was a sudden change. Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi can be claiming that the highway route was not deliberate. In an interview with India Today, he claimed that within the plan acquired from PMO, the highway route was not talked about, and solely the helicopter trip was talked about.
#EXCLUSIVE | There was no plan for PM Modi to take the highway route: Punjab CM @CHARANJITCHANNI to @ashokasinghal2 | #Punjab #PunjabPolls #FarmersProtest pic.twitter.com/ga2Bq4Ag6z— IndiaToday (@IndiaToday) January 6, 2022
‘There was no plan for the road route, therefore we didn’t make any preparations for a similar’, he stated. He claimed that the plan for travelling by highway was made on the final second, and the state govt was not conscious of it. He additionally claimed there was no safety menace to PM’s life, saying that solely a dozen folks had blocked the highway, they usually might have been eliminated simply.
However, that declare is improper, as visuals present that protestors had parked dozens of autos to dam the highway, and Punjab Police personnel had been a part of the protestors, having tea with them.
Moreover, the union residence ministry has already clarified that though the PM was to take a helicopter, the highway route was already deliberate as an alternate route as per safety protocol. As the helicopter trip was not doable because of unhealthy climate, the already deliberate highway route was taken, which was knowledgeable to Punjab Police. The Home Ministry had stated that as per the contingency plan, the Punjab govt was presupposed to deploy further forces to safe the alternate highway, which was not finished.
Police memo talked about doable highway blockade by farmers
Now paperwork have appeared revealing that ADGP Law and Order of Punjab Police had despatched directions for site visitors administration because of PM Modi’s journey and the rally he was going to handle, which included directions for alternate highway route in case helicopter trip is cancelled. Media has accessed three such letters despatched by the ADGP (L&O) to Ferozepur police asking to make sure ample safety preparations, which had been despatched on January 1, 3 and 4. These inner memos present that police had already anticipated that the PM might should take the highway because of unhealthy climate, and the cops had been requested to be ready for it.
In the memo despatched on January 1, it was stated that because of unhealthy climate and rain, the PM and different VIPs might journey by highway, and the Chandigarh to Ferozepur route could also be used. Accordingly, planning for the alternate route in case of unhealthy climate was requested to be finished prematurely.
In the second memo despatched on January 3, the ADGP had stated that police pressure must be deployed on the route in order that there isn’t a risk of protestors blocking the highway. The cops had been additionally requested to type cellular police groups to patrol the highway in order that if there’s any blockade, it may be eliminated.
The letter despatched on January 3
“Please ensure that protestors don’t block the rally route, plan advance alternate routes”, the ADGP had written. The letter had additional stated, “Deployment on routes must be in teams and be cellular simply in case it must be moved to take away blockade.
The letter despatched on January 4
The third letter despatched on January 4 particularly talked about doable blockade by farmers, asking the cops to forestall this. The ADGP had requested the police to be prepared for site visitors diversions in case of such blockades. The letter had stated, “You are requested to make necessary security, traffic route arrangements in your area, by deploying force at important points. You are further directed to keep a watch on the movement of farmers and they should not be allowed to move to the Ferozepur district to disrupt the rally. Any dharna may result in roadblocks therefore please make necessary traffic diversions in advance. Please brief your SPs personally to assess a plan of farmers and make necessary arrangements.”
It is notable that whereas the CM continues to be insisting that PM’s highway route was not pre-planned, his personal deputy has already refuted him. Yesterday the deputy CM Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa had admitted that everybody within the administration was conscious of the highway route chosen as contingency plan. Admitting that it was a significant safety lapse, he had stated that the choice route was to be there, which was not finished. He stated that because the pre-planed route was blocked by protesters, an alternate route ought to have been deliberate, and it was a lapse on the a part of police.