Jalandhar, October 16, 2017: The district administration today held draws for issuing 20 temporary licenses to the people for selling the firecrackers in the areas under the jurisdiction of the Police Commissionerate.
The draw for issuing the licenses was held at Red Cross Bhawan in the presence of Deputy Commissioner Jalandhar Varinder Kumar Sharma, Commissioner of Police Praveen Kumar Sinha, Deputy Commissioner of Police Mr. Rajinder Singh and Additional Deputy Commissioner Jasbir Singh. The licenses were issued through a draw in a transparent and fair manner in the presence of the general public.
On the other hand, no license was issued for selling the crackers in rural areas outside the jurisdiction of Police Commissionerate. As per the directions of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, temporary licenses were to be restricted to 20% of the licenses issued in 2016. All the Sub Divisional Magistrates in Jalandhar except SDM Phillaur had not issued any temporary license in the year 2016. SDM Phillaur had issued only two licenses in the year 2016 and its 20% was merely 0.4, so no temporary license was required to be issued in these areas.