DC, top cop lead flag march

Tribune News Service

Jalandhar, April 2

A day after the CRPF was deployed in the city, Deputy Commissioner Varinder Kumar Sharma and Commissioner of Police Gurpreet Singh Bhullar on Thursday led a flag march and took the stock of the ground-level situation in the city during the ongoing curfew. This was the second flag march in the city this week.

Starting from Company Bagh Chowk, the Deputy Commissioner and Commissioner of Police along with other officers led the flag march in various areas of the city. The march passed from Bhagwan Balmiki Chowk, Dr BR Ambedkar Chowk, Guru Ravidas Chowk, Manbro Chowk, Model Town Chowk, Chunmun Chowk, Guru Amardass Chowk, Guru Nanak Mission Chowk, Skylark Chowk and other areas.

During the march, the Deputy Commissioner and the Commissioner of Police gave necessary directions to officials for ensuring proper implementation of curfew to check the spread of coronavirus. They said curfew had been imposed for ensuring safety of people.

They said to ensure proper implementation of curfew, people should remain in their homes, adding that strict action would be taken against anyone who was found violating the norms.

Trust staff sanitise police stations, colonies

On the directions of Chairman of the Jalandhar Improvement Trust Diljit Singh Ahluwalia, officials and staff of the Jalandhar Improvement Trust along with Kaku Ahluwalia, Youth Congress leader, sanitised all police stations under the Jalandhar Commissionerate to check spread of Covid-19. Ahluwalia said this initiative was important and it was a way of telling the police that they care for the former. “They are working hard by leaving their families and doing the duty for the safety of all citizens,” he said. In past days, the Trust also sanitised other colonies such as Guru Amardas Nagar, Bibi Bhani Complex, Master Gurbanta Singh Avenue, Ranjit Singh Avenue, EWS Flats, Surya Enclave and, Surya Enclave.

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