Newly elected US President Joe Biden and newly elected Vice President Kamala Harris will be sworn in on Wednesday. Washington DC has been converted into a cantonment in view of the fear of commotion by Trump supporters at this swearing-in ceremony. According to the report of the news agency Reuters, the lockdown has been imposed in the US Capitol Complex. In fact, for the past few days, security agencies have been receiving information that violence may take place before the swearing-in ceremony. It is believed that the above steps have been taken in view of this.
Given the internal security risk, both entry and exit of people in the capital complex has been banned. Due to strong security arrangements and restrictions, people are being forced to take shelter in shelters. The lockdown announcement comes just a few days before Joe Biden's swearing-in ceremony.
According to the news agency PTI, thousands of policemen and employees of security agencies as well as more than 25,000 personnel of the National Guard have been deployed here. The areas around the US Parliament House, Pennsylvania Avenue, and a large area around the White House have been closed to the general public and eight-foot-high barricades have been erected at these locations. The entire city is on high alert.
