GUWAHATI: With heavily armed security personnel and sniffer dogs in tow checking every nook and cranny, Dispur Government Higher Secondary School on Wednesday resembled a fortress. Nowhere in sight was any student or teacher. After all, it's in this school-turned-booth where Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his wife, Gursharan Kaur, will cast their votes on Thursday as Assam goes to the second phase of Lok Sabha elections.
Assam Police, Central paramilitary forces, SPG men and IB personnel have virtually turned the polling station no 156 at Dispur Government Higher Secondary School into a citadel. Sniffer dogs and security personnel armed with metal detectors were seen scanning every inch of the booth round-the-clock.
With a three-tier security cover in place, the polling station is guarded by two companies each from state police and CRPF. Sources said though there's no specific threat, security agencies are not taking any chances with his visit.
Singh and his wife are scheduled to land at Borjhar airport at 11 am. From there, they will take a chopper to the Veterinary Ground at Khanapara before driving own to the Dispur school. They will return to New Delhi immediately after casting their votes.
Sources said an alternative travel route on road covering about 30 km from the airport to the polling station has also been put in place. "We are prepared for his visit," city senior superintendent of police PC Saloi said.
With a fresh coat of paint, the school wears a new look and is ready to receive the high-profile voters. The Election Commission has built a separate entrance for the PM and his wife so as to keep the voters' flow normal. No vehicles, except that of the PM, would be allowed in the school complex.
Chief minister Tarun Gogoi, who is away in his home town in Jorhat, would fly back to Guwahati after casting his vote to receive the PM and his wife.
Source: THE TIMES OF INDIA
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Assam Police, Central paramilitary forces, SPG men and IB personnel have virtually turned the polling station no 156 at Dispur Government Higher Secondary School into a citadel. Sniffer dogs and security personnel armed with metal detectors were seen scanning every inch of the booth round-the-clock.
With a three-tier security cover in place, the polling station is guarded by two companies each from state police and CRPF. Sources said though there's no specific threat, security agencies are not taking any chances with his visit.
Singh and his wife are scheduled to land at Borjhar airport at 11 am. From there, they will take a chopper to the Veterinary Ground at Khanapara before driving own to the Dispur school. They will return to New Delhi immediately after casting their votes.
Sources said an alternative travel route on road covering about 30 km from the airport to the polling station has also been put in place. "We are prepared for his visit," city senior superintendent of police PC Saloi said.
With a fresh coat of paint, the school wears a new look and is ready to receive the high-profile voters. The Election Commission has built a separate entrance for the PM and his wife so as to keep the voters' flow normal. No vehicles, except that of the PM, would be allowed in the school complex.
Chief minister Tarun Gogoi, who is away in his home town in Jorhat, would fly back to Guwahati after casting his vote to receive the PM and his wife.
Source: THE TIMES OF INDIA
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