Ministry of Home Affairs has asked all states and union territories to take adequate security measures on Thursday while the counting of votes for the Lok Sabha elections takes place.
The ministry has alerted state chief secretaries and DGPs regarding the possibility of eruption of violence in different parts of the country in connection with the counting of votes tomorrow, the ministry said in a statement.
"This is in the wake of calls given and statements made in various quarters for inciting violence and causing disruption on the day of the counting of votes," it stated.
The central security agencies have received inputs that some organisations and individuals, particularly in Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Bihar and Tripura, have given certain statements which may lead to violence and disruption in the counting process, an official said.
Lok Sabha elections were held in seven phases from April 11 to May 19.
(Inputs from PTI)
First Published: May 22, 2019 6:53 PM IST
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