Muharram no platform to express support to global matters: JSR admin
As many as 210 magistrates have also been deployed for marshalling security personnel, officials here said. Along with different wings of the state police, a company of the CRPF and RAF will be deployed at the sensitive urban and rural areas.
While deputy commissioner Karn Satyarthi on Saturday urged the akhadas to take out their processions along designated routes and in organised manner, SSP Piyush Pandey appealed the organisers to avoid using tazias which are very tall for to avoid electrocution and other mishaps.
"The processions should not be used as a platform to show solidarity to, or oppose any political development, which is occurring in other parts of the world," he said.
Last year, pro-Palestine flags were waved during Muharram processions which led to a political row in the district.
IMFL and country liquor shops will remain closed across the district on Sunday while bars will have to keep their shutters down in Steel City. The administration also banned the movement of heavy commercial vehicles along the procession routes from 1 pm on Sunday to 3 pm on Monday.
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