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Security upped for Modi's rally today in Agra

Agra: National Security Guard commandos, Special Task Force personnel from Gujarat and more than 1,000 UP policemen Wednesday turned the Kothi Meena Bazar ground here into a fortress.Security was beefed up for Bharatiya Janata Party's


He said such arrangements were not seen even for the prime minister's rallies. Many schools have announced a holiday and people are being advised not to use the main roads to avoid traffic jams, another activist Naresh Paras told IANS.



State party leaders, including former chief minister Kalyan Singh, are already camping in Agra.

Meanwhile, Muslims are unhappy with the party's decision to honour two MLAs - Sangeet Singh Som and Suresh Rana - accused in the Muzaffarnagar riot cases. This will only add salt to our wounds in the aftermath of the communal clashes, Rahat Ali, a trader, said.

For Uttar Pradesh, Thursday promises to be full of fireworks with three rallies. While the Samajwadi Party will hold its rally in Bareilly, the Congress will be seen in action in Lucknow and the BJP in Agra.

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