Delhi Police have stepped up security measures ahead of Holi celebrations, conducting flag marches in sensitive areas. Over 100 locations have been identified as sensitive. Police have held meetings with local peace committees to maintain communal harmony. CCTV cameras and drone surveillance will be used. Plainclothes officers will be deployed among crowds to manage potential unruly elements.
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00:00Why is it, and this is a question that all must ponder, everyone must ponder, why is
00:06it that you need to conduct a flag march, Holi is the festival of colours, why is it
00:12that you need to put the police in place to ensure that the situation does not take a
00:17turn for the worse, you need to ensure that mosque walls are being covered with tarpaulin,
00:23why?
00:24We'll discuss that in greater detail.
00:26And it's not just in Sambhal and it's not just in parts of Uttar Pradesh or Bengal or
00:31Bihar where a lot of security arrangements are being made, I also want to take you to
00:35the National Capital in Delhi where ahead of Holi celebrations, the Delhi Police carried
00:40out a flag march in the National Capital in the World City area.
00:44Security has been stepped up in 100 plus locations that have been identified as sensitive and
00:53no, not for the first time.
00:55India police officers have conducted meetings with the local peace committees to ensure
01:00that communal harmony is maintained, that no misinformation, do keep in mind that there
01:05are hostile elements within and beyond our borders who want to see communal disharmony
01:10in our country and they will spread rumours in this interconnected world where on social
01:16media platforms a lot of misinformation and disinformation and deliberate disinformation
01:21is spread, they may do something that could lead to disharmony and that is why not only
01:26are the police in place, they're also installing CCTV cameras, drones will be flying for surveillance
01:32and there are officers in plain clothes, police personnel in plain clothes amidst the crowds
01:37to ensure in case there are unruly elements that dealt with before the situation goes
01:43out of hand.
01:51The police have increased security in places where there is a mixed population.
01:57The police are present in the Hauz Khazi area where all the officers are present, they are
02:04marching on foot, you can see the police officers on all the bikes ahead, apart from this, the
02:10police have also continuously met with the peace committee to ensure that there is no
02:15communal disharmony in our country and this security is being maintained so that no mischievous
02:22elements come in between and try to spoil the atmosphere.
02:26The police say that in the whole of Delhi, in the same way, security has been increased
02:30on the day of Holi.
02:31We have carried out a lot of security measures here and you are right, both are sensitive
02:37and we have also held meetings with both and Ramzan and Holi will be celebrated very well
02:42and I have complete hope that according to our arrangement, petrolling, picketing, positioning
02:47and according to the analysis we have done on sensitivity, we and senior officers will
02:52be present in the whole area and we will complete it in a very healthy manner.
02:57I quickly want to cut across to India Today's Piyush Mishra for more on this Piyush, a flag
03:03march in the walled city area, 100 areas being identified as sensitive, is there any specific
03:10input on the basis of which the police are doing this?
03:13Well, Gaurav, police wants to ensure that this Piyush festival of Holi is celebrated
03:19and a successful celebration takes place, no incident takes place and that is why we
03:23are seeing as to how a large number of deployments have been done by Delhi police and they also
03:28held a series of meetings, they have met with various peace committees to ensure that no
03:34untoward incident takes place, no communal killer is given to this festival and not only
03:40flag march but also different other activities are also being carried out by Delhi police
03:44in the areas where we have mixed population.
03:48Also, especially in the areas where the riots took place like Seelampuri and other parts
03:53of North East Delhi.
03:54At the same time, in Old Delhi, in Hozrani area and other parts of Delhi where there
03:59is mixed population, the deployment has been increased and tomorrow we will see a large
04:04number of police personnel on their toes.
04:06In fact, senior police officials will be there in various big sensitive areas in National
04:11Capital.
04:12You know, because of the riots that were orchestrated in the National Capital in the name of Citizenship
04:17Amendment Act, we do know Piyush, a spark neglected burns the house.
04:21In Uttar Pradesh, I am told around Sambal, more than 1000 people have been taken into
04:26preventive detention to ensure troublemakers are not on the streets.
04:29Is something like this also happening in Delhi?
04:32Well, as of now, the police has not detained anyone but yes, instructions have been issued
04:38that no untoward incident should take place and all the troublemakers have also been given
04:42warning.
04:43At the same time, police is holding series of meetings to ensure that this festival is
04:48celebrated peacefully and people rejoice on this day and that is why we are seeing a large
04:54number of deployments are taking place.
04:56No detentions have been done.
04:57Only warnings have been issued to nuisance elements.
05:02To potential troublemakers and registered bad characters in areas, keep tracking that
05:06story Piyush.
05:07I will come back to you for more.