Chhattisgarh Election: Code of conduct is implemented in Durg
Collector and district Magistrate of Durg district of Chhattisgarh, Pushpendra Kumar Meena, announced the
program for the assembly Elections-2023 and a limited period for ensuring fair and peaceful elections when the
Model Code of Conduct comes into effect and for the protection of public peace and safety of the common man.
For this, firearms licensees have been asked to be deposited in the Durg district data-border area, so that there is no
atmosphere of fear and terror during the election process and misuse of these weapons can be prevented.
DM's order to submit your weapons within 7 days
DM, under sub-clause (b) of section 17 sub-section (3), section 21 of the Arms Act 1959, ordered all the arms
licensees living within the Durg district data-border area to deposit the weapons with them in the nearest police station.
Deposit within days. Licensees can also deposit their weapons at the arms dealer of Durg Nagar, who has the
license to deposit arms. The person who will deposit the arms with the arms dealer will have to inform about it in
the concerned police station. The concerned arms dealer will prepare police station wise information and submit it
to the concerned police station and district Magistrate office.
These armed men will get exemption
This order will be applicable to all the licensees living in Durg district and also to the licensees coming from
outside the district. All licensees will be able to get their weapons back after the code of conduct ends. According
to the decision taken by the district Committee constituted for this, this order applies to security guards of all
recognized banks/security guards of financial institutions, persons holding constitutional posts, National Rifle
Association and district Rifle Association and industrial institutions, educational institutions of this district. And
the security guards deployed for the protection of important government institutions will remain free. Also, such
licensed persons, for whom it is necessary to have weapons for security purposes. After consideration of the
licensee's application by the committee, a decision regarding exempting him from this order or not can be taken.