Nepal border officials to help UP have peaceful polls in Bahraich

BAHRAICH: To ensure a peaceful and fair polling, district magistrate Bahraich (DM) Pinki Jowel requested for the assistance from the Nepal officials. The first phase of the Uttar Pradesh elections will take place on February 8. During a meeting held between border officials of both the countries at district collectorate, the officials have agreed to seal the international border for 48 hours before the polling.They also decided to start the extensive search operation on the Indo-Nepal border.
The officials of Bahraich, Shravasti of India and the officials of Bankey and Berdia districts of Nepal were present in this meeting. The DM Bhariach told that the Nepal officials have agreed to seal the border 48 hours before the polling, they would also cooperate in rigorous vigil and patrolling on the prominent roads, sideways and desolated places. It was also decided to take extensive search operation on either side and to make joint efforts to stop infiltration.
The DM told that the officials of Bankey and Berdia districts have been requested to monitor telecommunication activities through surveillance. The district magistrate of Bankey district of Nepal Krishna Chandra Ghimre representing Nepali delegates assured his counterparts of Bahraich and Shravasti district that they would extend their full support for conducting the election peacefully. Kanchan Verma, DM of Shravasti, A K Raghav, superintendent of police (SP) of Bahraich, B B Singh, SP of Shravasti, Subramaniyam, the commandant of Shashatra Seema Bal(SSB), M S Negi, the administrative officer of Bankey and Basant Kumar Kannojiya, Chiranjivi Giri of Berdia and SP Govind Chhitre were present in the meeting.
The Nepali officials would put a check on elephants during the election. The DM of Bahraich Pinki Jowel requested the Nepali officials to make special and effective arrangements to stop the movement of wild animals specially the elephant until the election is over. She has also demanded the details of the contesting candidates campaigning through FM radio.
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