3,000 dignitaries attending Narendra Modi’s swearing
New Delhi, An ‘impregnable’ air defence system in the
sky and about 10,000 security personnel on the ground will guard heads of state
and government and some 3,000 dignitaries attending Narendra Modi’s swearing in
as the prime minister at Rashtrapati Bhavan here Monday.
President Pranab Mukherjee will
administer the oath of office and secrecy to Modi at a ceremony Monday evening
when besides special inviteee, foreign dignitaries and diplomats are expected
to be present.The 10,000 security personnel who will cover a two-km periphery
around the presidential palace will be drawn from Delhi Police, paramilitary
forces, the National Security Guard (NSG), Special Protection Group and armed
forces, Delhi Police Joint Commissioner M.K. Meena said Sunday.
Paramilitary commandos and police
sharpshooters will be deployed as part of a four-layered security blanket, with
Delhi Police handling the outer layer, Meena said.He said prohibitory orders
banning any assembly of five or more people have been imposed around
Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi district in the heart of the capital.The orders
will be in place till Tuesday, he said.
Delhi Police will be in charge of security of
the hotels where the visiting dignitaries, including from Pakistan and Sri
Lanka, will be staying, as well as along their travel routes.All major
five-star hotels – including Taj Mansingh, ITC Maurya, Taj Palace, Oberoi, The
Leela Palace – where the heads of state or government are to stay have also
been kept under multi-layered security and vigil.Delhi Police said a security
ring will be thrown around Raisina Hill on which Rashtrapati Bhavan stands.All
offices around it will be shut down five hours ahead of the swearing-in
ceremony slated for 6 p.m. Monday in the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan.The
Indian Air Force (IAF) will put in place a defence system, including air
surveillance, to secure the skies.Snipers, including NSG sharpshooters with
telescopic guns, will be deployed atop all high-rise buildings around the area.
All roads leading to Raisina Hill will be
barricaded, while mobile security teams will patrol the area.Paramilitary and
Delhi Police commandos would also be deployed to secure the area. Dog squads
and bomb disposal squads will sanitise the venue in advance.
The dignitaries who would be present are
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa,
Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay, Nepali
Prime Minister Sushil Koirala and Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen Abdul
Gayoom.
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