Over 25,000 Safety Personnel Deployed For Delhi Chief Minister’s Oath Ceremony

New Delhi:

Greater than 25,000 safety personnel and over 15 corporations of paramilitary forces have been deployed in Delhi for Thursday’s oath ceremony of the brand new chief minister at Ramlila Maidan, a police officer mentioned.

The ceremony is more likely to be attended by prime occasion leaders, together with chief ministers from BJP-governed states.

“Now we have deployed greater than 25,000 police personnel and over 15 corporations of paramilitary forces,” the officer mentioned and added “sturdy” safety preparations had been in place to keep up legislation and order.

“Greater than 5,000 police and paramilitary drive personnel are deployed in and round Ramlila Maidan. Round 2,500 strategic factors had been recognized the place heavy deployment has already been made,” he added.

First-time MLA Rekha Gupta would be the new chief minister of Delhi, capping 11 days of suspense over who would get the highest submit following the BJP’s return to energy after greater than 26 years, ending the 10-year rule of the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP.

Ms Gupta (50) was chosen as Chief of the Home within the Delhi Meeting on the BJP legislature occasion assembly late on Wednesday, senior BJP chief Ravishankar Prasad introduced.

Ms Gupta later met Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena and staked declare to kind the federal government.

Solely authorised individuals might be allowed close to the venue and a correct site visitors plan has been chalked out, the police mentioned.

Together with different emergency response groups, a number of layers of barricades might be arrange to make sure the dignitaries’ security and safety.

Round 50,000 individuals, together with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his Cupboard colleagues and chief ministers of Nationwide Democratic Alliance-governed states, amongst others, are anticipated to attend the ceremony.

The police mentioned commandos, fast response groups, PCR vans, and SWAT groups had been deployed at strategic places whereas snipers had been positioned at high-rise buildings close by.

Each nook and cranny are being monitored by means of AI-based facial recognition CCTV cameras, they added. 

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