Mysuru: Security beefed up at new venue for ‘Yuva Dasara’ from Sunday
Ticket system introduced for program
Mysuru: The District Police has deployed 1,239 of its personnel and tightened the security for ‘Yuva Dasara’, a major attraction during the Mysuru Dasara celebration each year. The event will begin on Sunday, October 6, at a venue on the outskirts of Mysuru city and is expected to attract youth in large numbers.
Deputy Commissioner G. Lakshmikanth Reddy and Superintendent of Police Vishnuvardhan, who addressed a press conference in the city on Friday, shared details on the arrangements done for Yuva Dasara as well as the safety and security measures provided for the program.
The event has shifted to the new venue to accommodate more people and will now be held near Uttanahalli temple outside the city, off the ring road, which is under the jurisdiction of Mysuru South Police Station. The vacant plot, where Yuva Dasara is being organized, is a part of Bandipalya and can hold up to 80,000 people.
Superintendents of Police (SPs) will be in charge of the security at the venue. The deployment of a total of 1,239 police personnel exclusively for the Yuva Dasara event from October 6 to 10 includes 12 Deputy SPs, 37 Police inspectors, 76 Police sub-inspectors, 110 Assistant sub-inspectors, 600 head constables, 100 women police constables and 300 home guards, the SP said.
In addition, two inspectors, six sub-inspectors, 10 assistant sub-inspectors and 50 head constables and constables from the traffic division will be deployed for traffic management at the venue, which has a parking facility. Six Karnataka State Reserve Police (KSRP) teams, 10 District Armed Reserve platoons, 10 Army Service Corps teams, four Quick Response teams, two ambulances, and two fire department vehicles will be stationed at the venue, in addition to the mobile command vehicle, SP Vishnuvardhan has stated.
The DC and the SP have assured that other than the above mentioned safety provisions the administration has ensured that all measures are taken to maintain the safety of the audience at Yuva Dasara. Necessary measures have also been taken at the venue as well as the surrounding areas, which is close to the Chamundi foothills, a habitat for some wild animals.
Noted singer Shreya Ghoshal and her troupe are performing on October 6, which is Day 1 of Yuva Dasara. Senior Kannada musician Ravi Basrur and his team are presenting a music concert on October 7. Rapper Badshah is performing on October 8 and renowned music composer AR Rahman and team are presenting a concert on October 9. On the last day of the event, October 10, noted music composer Ilayaraja is presenting a concert, the organisers said. They added that the Yuva Dasara programmes start at 6 pm and conclude at 10 pm each day.
This year, for the first time since the start of Yuva Dasara, a ticket system, with sale of tickets, has been introduced. Those who wish to have assured seating in the galleries closer to the stage can buy tickets priced at Rs 8,000 per person (Gallery 1) and Rs 5,000 per person (Gallery 2), in addition to Rs 2,500 per person and Rs 1,500 person.
Tickets can be bought online by visiting www.mysoredasara.gov.in and also on bookmyshow.
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Sambhal violence orchestrated by BJP, govt to divert attention from poll rigging: Akhilesh Yadav
Lucknow (PTI): Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday alleged the violence in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal district over the survey of a mosque was "orchestrated" by the BJP, the government and the administration "to divert attention from electoral malpractice".
Police used tear gas and "minor force" in the face of stone pelting by locals in Sambhal on Sunday as tension escalated during a second survey of the Mughal-era mosque, claimed to be originally the site of an ancient Hindu temple.
Ten people have been detained and a probe was launched into the violence, an official said.
Tension has been brewing in Sambhal over the past few days after the Jama Masjid was surveyed last Tuesday on the orders of a local court following a petition that claimed that a Harihar temple stood at the site.
A day after the Uttar Pradesh bypoll results were declared and the Samajwadi Party managed to win just two seats while the BJP and its ally RLD bagged the other seven, Yadav levelled serious allegations against the police and administration.
"A serious incident occurred in Sambhal. A survey team was deliberately sent in the morning to disrupt discussions about the elections. The intention was to create chaos so that no debate on election issues could happen," the Samajwadi Party chief claimed.
Citing reports, he said several people were injured in the violence in Sambhal and asked when a survey of the mosque was already done, why was a new survey conducted again and "that too in the morning and without preparation?"
"I don't want to go into the legal or procedural aspects, but the other side was not even heard. This was intentionally done to provoke emotions and avoid discussions on election rigging," Yadav said.
"What happened in Sambhal was orchestrated by the BJP, the government and the administration to divert attention from electoral malpractices," the former UP chief minister alleged.
Asserting that in democracy, true victory comes from the people, not the system, he said, "The new democracy created by the BJP ensures that people cannot vote while the system dominates."
He added that whenever an impartial investigation takes place, and the truth comes out through booth recordings and CCTV footage, it will be evident that "voters did not cast their votes and someone else became the voter inside the booth".
Yadav claimed that on the polling day, the police and the administration removed the Samajwadi Party's almost all booth agents and many supporters who wanted to vote.
"If voters were prevented from voting, then who cast the votes? If Samajwadi Party votes didn't reach those booths and our candidate didn't get support, then who voted there? This is a serious issue," he said.
"Additionally, there were two types of slips, -- one with a red mark and another regular slip. We raised this issue on the voting day itself, stating that the administration had created such arrangements, leading to discrimination," Yadav alleged.
The Samajwadi Party's candidate for the Kundarki assembly bypoll Haji Rizwan too has alleged that his supporters were prevented from voting.
The BJP's Ramveer Singh won the bypoll in the Kundarki seat by a margin of over 1.45 lakh votes.
