Mysuru: Lakhs of people have heard Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Maharaja’s College Grounds on Feb. 19 where he addressed a public rally in a poll-bound State and thousands would have read or watched in the print and visual media about Modi flagging off the ‘Palace Queen Hamsafar Express’ connecting Mysuru and Udaipur and the commissioning of the rail electrification project between Mysuru and Bengaluru. What many people do not know is that the entire Police and the Administrative machinery worked behind the scenes to ensure that the PM is well-protected and his public functions in Mysuru are incident-free.
Arrangements started as soon as it was communicated to the District Authorities that Modi will arrive in city on the night of Feb. 18 and has a packed schedule till the evening of Feb. 19. Amidst his tight schedule, Modi was also scheduled to visit Jain pilgrimage centre of Shravanabelagola to participate in the 88th Mahamastakabhisheka.
