Those who do not get the tenants verified will be fined, action will be taken against ineligible people taking advantage of government schemes, Dhami gave instructions to senior officials in the meeting

Dehradun: Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, while holding a meeting of senior officials at the Chief Minister’s residence on Saturday, directed to identify the Pakistani citizens and start the process of sending them back with immediate effect. He also directed the officials to expedite the verification campaign going on in the state as well as impose fine on those who do not get the tenants verified. The Chief Minister said that strict action should be taken against the people taking advantage of government schemes on the basis of wrong records by expediting their identification.

In view of the recent terrorist attack in Pahalgam, the Chief Minister directed the officials to make the security arrangements on the Chardham Yatra route more strong and robust. He said that if any suspicious person is seen on the Yatra route, he should be immediately detained. Also, the general public should also be made aware in this regard. A toll-free number should be issued to inform about suspicious activities so that common people can share information on the concerned number.

Principal Secretary RK Sudhanshu, R Meenakshi Sundaram, DGP Deepam Seth, Garhwal Commissioner Vinay Shankar Pandey, Additional Director General of Police A.P. Anshuman, Vice President MDDA Banshidhar Tiwari were present in the meeting.