CURATED BY – GAURAV SINGHAL | CITYCHIEFNEWS.

Saharanpur, A meeting of the peace committee was held with police and administrative officials, elite citizens of different communities in the new auditorium of the Collectorate under the chairmanship of District Magistrate Manish Bansal regarding peace, law and order and other necessary arrangements on the upcoming Moharram festival.

DM Manish Bansal said that while maintaining communal harmony, the festival should be celebrated traditionally with rituals. All religions give the message of peace. If there is any problem or dispute anywhere, then inform the district administration and police. The problem will be resolved in time. Alam and Tazia should be taken out on traditional routes only. The height of the Alam should be as per the standard. No political messages should be given during the religious event. He appealed to the organizers and said that religion is a matter of faith, it should be celebrated with peace, harmony and integrity by setting an example of Ganga-Jamuni Tehzeeb. This district has always been an example of mutual brotherhood and harmony. He expected the organizers to spread a better message among the general public for celebrating Muharram.

District Magistrate Manish Bansal directed the executive officers of Municipal Corporation, Municipal Council, Nagar Panchayats to ensure cleanliness and the officials of the Electricity Department to ensure uninterrupted power supply. There should not be any obstruction during the procession, the Electricity Department should repair the wires according to the height of the Alam. He instructed the Chief Medical Officer to make arrangements for ambulances on the procession route. He instructed that there should not be any potholes and waterlogging anywhere. All the concerned officers should remain in constant touch with the members of the committee. Senior Superintendent of Police Rohit Singh Sajwan said that the Sub-District Magistrate and Police Circle Officer of the concerned areas should visit the procession routes and ensure the resolution of problems along with the necessary arrangements. He said that no new tradition should be started unnecessarily. He advised to avoid any misleading posts during social media.

The organizers assured the district administration that in compliance with the instructions of the government, full cooperation will be given to the district administration and police. On this occasion, Chief Development Officer Sumit Rajesh Mahajan, Additional District Magistrate (Administration) Santosh Bahadur Singh, SP City Vyom Bindal, SP Rural Sagar Jain, City Magistrate Gajendra Kumar, former MLA Surendra Kapil, Chief Warden of Civil Defense Rajesh Jain, Mahendra Kumar Taneja, Brit Chawla, Aamir Khan, Manager of Bade Imam Bara Dr. Syed Athar Abbas Zaidi, Choudhary Muzaffar Ali, administrative and police officers and officers of concerned departments and members of peace committee were present.