Uttarakhand crisis: Security stepped up ahead of majority test in House

Government officials said the decision was taken on account of apprehension of a clash between Congress and BJP workers Monday, when the Harish Rawat government has to prove its majority on the floor the House.

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State DGP B S Sidhu said security arrangements will be made at three levels. Security will be deployed at the residences of all MPs and MLAs across the state, even if the legislator is not at his or her residence. Barricading and traffic diversions will also be in place across Dehradun on Monday.

As part of security at the Assembly, only limited number of persons will be allowed entry in the campus on Monday. All entry passes issued earlier to staff and mediapersons will be deemed cancelled with immediate effect and a fresh list will be released to those limited persons — including mediapersons. Entry of vehicles will be prohibited. No passes will be issued for visitors’ gallery.

Additional forces will be deployed for security, apart from five companies of PAC.