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A day ahead of Modi's rally, UP govt admits security not satisfactory
November 07, 2013
NDTV reports: After the Patna blasts, the Uttar Pradesh government has given a conditional clearance to Narendra Modi's rally scheduled to be held tomorrow. The government has admitted that security arrangements are far from satisfactory.
The state administration, not taking chances after multiple
blasts targeted Modi's rally in Patna on October 27, has launched
elaborate security measures for the his rally in Bahraich town.
"The Gujarat police had written to UP that the helipad should be ready
48 hrs before Modi arrives, but it is not ready. A seven-foot
barricade around the stage to restrict access has not come up yet.
General arrangement is also very poor," Kinjal Singh, District
Magistrate of Bahraich told
NDTV.
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