Uttarakhand Government Holds Meeting With Top Officials

Directions were given to officials at the state to ensure smooth delivery of essential public services and running of administration.

DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand Governor Krishna Kant Paul today held a meeting with top officials here in the wake of imposition of President's rule in the state.

The Governor held an important meeting this afternoon with Chief Secretary Shatrughna Singh and DGP B S Sidhu on implementation of his responsibilities in accordance with the constitutional arrangement, a Raj Bhawan release said here.

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The Governor also directed the officials to ensure maintenance of law and order, communal harmony, and security and safety of public property on a priority basis.

Directions were also given to officials at the state, division and district levels to ensure smooth delivery of essential public services and running of administration, it said.

Capping a nine-day political drama, the Centre today brought Uttarakhand under President's rule citing a Constitutional breakdown in the wake of a rebellion in the ruling Congress.