Puri: Non-sevayats shall not be allowed to climb atop the raths on the occasion of Bahuda Yatra, said reports. Further, strict action shall be taken in case of violation of this rule.
Reports say that, it is forbidden for any non-sevayat to board the chariot. Strict action shall be taken if any exception is found in this matter. On the day of Srigundicha Yatra, the administration of Srimandir had noticed that two unauthorized persons had climbed on the chariot.
Preliminary information has been received that the person involved is a high-ranking official of the Central Government and another is an officer of a private/cooperative institution. The Chief Administrator of the SJTA has directed to file a complaint at the Singhadwara police station for necessary investigation and action in this regard.
It is worth mentioning that in order to avoid any law an order breech various steps have been taken by the police and the administration. Odisha ADG (Law & Order) Sanjay Kumar said, “With the blessings of god, all our arrangements are in place. The police force, police personnel, officers, everybody has taken their position. Mangalarti is going on”
He further added, “All the arrangements like CCTV, force deployment, traffic clearance, crowd control, and quadrant control, are in place, we have checked it. We have done rehearsals also. So today we are not anticipating any problem…180 platoon forces have been deployed there.”
“Armed police forces have been deployed here. Besides three companies of RAF, two companies of CRPF have been deployed..,” he further concluded.
