Ask people to celebrate Bakrid at home: UP DGP urges clerics

Uttar Presh police on Wednesday urged Muslim clerics to motivate people to celebrate Bakrid at ir homes and refrain from offering collective ‘namaaz’. festival falling on August 1 this year is also called Eid al-ha or Bakri-Eid. UP's Director General of Police HC Awasthy me request to clerics while pointing out provisions of guidelines of Union Ministry of Home Affairs and state government on celebrating festivals.

" clerics in all districts have been asked to motivate people to celebrate festival in ir homes and abstain from offering collective 'namaaz'. Police should also make anuncements through loudspeakers to here to social distancing rms,” DGP said in a statement.

guidelines of MHA and UP government have also been sent to all district superintendents of police for ir compliance, he ded.

“Strict vigil has to be maintained on different social media platforms. On getting information about spre of rumours, same should be rebutted, and action should be initiated," statement said.

DGP Awasthi also said communal and mischievous elements must be identified, a strict watch should be maintained over m and, if needed, strict preventive action should be initiated against m He also instructed police stations’ SHOs and circle officers to take even mir incidents seriously and act on m immediately. Drone cameras also should be used to monitor areas of mixed population, DGP instructed.

“A morning party of policemen should be constituted in all police station areas to undertake morning checks and act on objectionable banners, posters and or material,” he ded.

CCTVs should be arranged for sensitive places and crossings and videography teams should also be constituted. Static magistrates and police pickets should also be deployed as per need, DGP said. Social distancing rms have to be hered to while discharging ir duties, he ded. According to clerics, Bakrid this year falls on August 1.