Mangalore : Deputy Commissioner Harsh Gupta who addressed a meeting of sector magistrates and returning officers at the MCC auditorium on April 12, Friday, has directed the officials to work in co-ordination without giving any scope for communication gap.
Continuing, the DC said the sector magistrates will be in-charge of the flying squad and that they can initiate action under IPC Section 188 if their orders are flouted.
The DC said there is no scope for political rallies and added political parties and candidates will have to seek prior permission before using vehicles or arranging food and putting up shamiyanas.
Mangalore Police Commissioner Manish Kharbikar who also addressed the meeting, said officials on duty at the static checkposts can video graph any event which they feel was a violation of poll code of conduct.
