Bhubaneswar: The State Election Commission (SEC) today directed the DG Police to further tighten security arrangements during the ongoing panchayat polls in the State in view of reports of disturbance from a few places in the first phase polling.
The SEC has directed the DGP to take stringent action against those creating disturbances, said an official press release.
Reports of incidents of disturbances at some places during the first phase polling of the three-tier panchayat polls in the State today have come to the notice of the SEC.
Miscreants disrupted polling process in some places especially in the districts of Puri and Jajpur.
The incident of attack on media personnel by miscreants in Kanas block has come to the notice of SEC. As a result of these incidents polling process has been disrupted, the press release said.
