Bhubaneswar pulses with security fervor ahead of the Odisha Assembly budget session on Tuesday. A high-stakes rehearsal by city police probed the robustness of safeguards, priming for any contingency with precision drills.
Commissioner Suresh Dev Datta Singh detailed how the three-tier framework—armed guards, auxiliary forces, and covert watchers—was stress-tested across the assembly footprint. Surveillance spans entrances, core structures, halls, and perimeter hotspots.
The event mobilized seven elite squads and nearly 30 leaders to gauge live coordination, signal reliability, and crisis handling. Post-intel briefing, commands issued for amplified watches at flashpoints.
Tailored fortifications surround the Governor’s inaugural remarks, enforcing a fortress-like perimeter with exhaustive screenings. Officials project a tranquil session underpinned by ironclad measures.
Politically charged, the session sees Congress and BJD sharpening barbs over governance lapses like paddy procurement turmoil. A tactical Congress caucus within assembly walls charted paths to confront and corner the government on key fronts.