DGP John V. George Participates in Inaugural Ardas at the opening of Gurdwara Sahib at Distt Jail Sirsa

DGP John V. George Participates in Inaugural Ardas at the opening of Gurdwara Sahib at Distt Jail Sirsa.
SIRSA NEWS
14 November, 2008
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Dr. John V. George Director General Prisons (Haryana) participated in the Inaugural Ardas at the opening of Gurdwara Ichapurni inside Distt. Jail Sirsa yesterday.
Superintendent of Jail Mr. J.S. Sethi HPS, told Sirsa NEWS that the Gurdwara has been build by the efforts and funds raised by the inmates and their relatives was also constructed by the inmates themselves, this including all the masonry carpentry and plumbing works. A Mandir, Brahmkumaris Ashram and a Pir Baba Dargah already exist at the Jail premises.

Mr Amitabh Dhillon IPS SP Sirsa, Mr. L.S. Jaakhar, Supdt. Central Jail Bhatinda, Mrs. Shashi Ahlawat Supdt. Central Jail Hisar, Mr Sanjeev Kalra lecturer GPW, Mr. Lalit Jain of Jaidev Sahdev, Mr. Sukhwinder Singh of Sarv Siksha Abhiyaan Mr. Sher Singh Mallewala, Mr. Sukhwinder Singh Khalsa of Guru Granth Sahib Satkar Sabha, Sant Gurmeet Singh Tilokewale, Mr. Surinder Singh Vaidwala, Mr. Sanjeev Patter Deputy Supdt. Jail, DPRO Mr. Satish Mehra, Mr. Bhupesh Mehta, Dr. Subhash Narula and several social workers from city were also present at the occassion.

Talking to press and media, DGP Dr. John V. Geoge said that Mobile Signal Jammers of all mobile companies would be shortly installed in the Jails in Haryana to ensure that the Jail inmates in illegally smuggled Cell phones could not make any use of such gadgets. While addressing media persons here within the district Jail premises today Dr. John. V. George, the Director General of Prisons, Haryana said that continuous efforts are being made by the Prison authorities to combat the scourge of smuggling of various contraband products or efforts of Jail breaks by the jail inmates through all possible dubious and devious means. He said that neither the jail inmates would stop their endeavour to cheat the authorities in procuring illegal smuggled article nor the authorities would slacken their efforts in dealing with the perennial menace. Later he opened up “Ichhapoorak Gurudwara” constructed by the Jail inmates with their own labour and their own resources, by unveiling the Wall Stone on the gurudwara’s wall and offering ‘Ardas’. He said such religious places in a Prison provide an easy access to the inmates to meditate and reform themselves. He said a plethora of Jail reforms like providing potable water, basic education and Yoga classes are on the list of priority of the Prison authorities. In his address Deputy Commissioner SK. Goyal declared that the district administration would provide all possible assistance and help to see that the Sirsa District Jail becomes a model jail in the state.