#WATCH | Chandigarh: On the security arrangements ahead of the Republic Day, Punjab Special DGP (Law & Order) Arpit Shukla says, "A red alert has been declared in Punjab given the Republic Day celebrations.  Special operations are being launched in all the districts of Punjab...The senior officers from Chandigarh have been sent to the fields to inspect the security arrangements. Checking is being done in all the districts of Punjab to keep an eye on gangsters, smugglers, anti-social elements...Intensive checking is also being done at the bus stops, railway stations...We have strengthened the second line of defence along the international borders..."

He further says, "Earlier it was decided that Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann will unfurl the tricolour in Faridkot. But due to administrative reasons, the venue has been shifted to Patiala..."
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