Raipur, Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Amit Shah, on Thursday inaugurated the three-day 60th DGsP/IGsP Conference in Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

In his address, the Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the DGsP/IGsP Conference has emerged as a key forum for resolving the country’s internal security challenges—ranging from identifying problems and challenges to formulating strategies and policies.

Referring to the steps taken by the Modi Government for the complete elimination of Naxalism, the Home Minister expressed confidence that the country will be completely free from the menace of Naxalism before the next DGsP/IGsP Conference. He noted that in the last seven years, the Central Government has strengthened the security grid by constructing 586 fortified police stations. As a result, the number of Naxal-affected districts has come down dramatically from 126 in 2014 to just 11 today.

Amit Shah said that the country has been facing the problem of Naxalism for the last 40 years. He asserted that the Modi Government has provided permanent solutions to the three hotspots which had become a festering wound for the nation—Naxalism, the North-East, and Jammu & Kashmir. He said that very soon these regions will integrate completely with the rest of the country.

Highlighting the achievements of the Modi Government, the Home Minister said that the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) have been strengthened, and three New Criminal Laws have been introduced, along with strong laws against narcotics and fugitive offenders. He further stated that once the three New Criminal Laws are fully implemented, policing in India will become the most modern in the world.

Referring to the Modi Government’s action against terrorism and extremism, Union Home Minister Amit Shah cited the ban on the Popular Front of India (PFI). He called the nationwide raids and subsequent arrests an outstanding example of Centre–State coordination. Shah said that security forces and police are delivering strong blows to extremism, radicalisation, and narcotics by focusing on three key aspects: accuracy of intelligence, clarity of objectives, and synergy in action.

Shah reiterated that there must be a 360-degree attack on narcotics and organised crime, demanding a system where drug traffickers and criminals cannot gain even an inch of space in the country. He said the time has now come for state police forces to work together with the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) to strike hard at narcotics gangs operating at state, national, and international levels, and put their masterminds behind bars.