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Union Home Minister Amit Shah addresses the two-day Chintan Shivir in Surajkund (ANI)
Both gun-toting and pen-wielding Naxals
Governor of Rajasthan; Home Min- an anti-terrorism network by setting need to be uprooted: Modi
isters of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, up NIA branches in all States before
Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Andhra 2024,” Shah said. mphasizing on the internal security of the country, Prime Minister
Pradesh, Gujarat, Arunachal Pradesh, The Minister mentioned that ar- Narendra Modi on Friday said India needs to defeat threats arising
Meghalaya, Odisha, Telangana; Fi- eas affected by Left Wing Extremism, Efrom Naxalism- both “gun-toting and pen wielding.”
nance Minister of Jharkhand among Jammu and Kashmir and the North Addressing via video conferencing the Chintan Shivir of home minis-
others took part in the event which East, which were once hot spots of vi- ters of states being held in Surajkund, Haryana the PM said, “In past few
is organized with the objective to olence and unrest, are now becoming years, all governments have acted responsibly to demolish ground network
prepare an action plan for the imple- hot spots of development. Noting that of terror...We need to handle it by combining our forces. We will have to de-
mentation of ‘vision 2047’ and ‘Panch cyber-crime is a big challenge before feat all forms of Naxalism - be it gun-toting or pen-wielding, we will have to
Pran’ announced in the Independence the country and the world today, Shah find a solution for all of them.” Emphasizing on creating awareness against
Day speech of Prime Minister Naren- said the Ministry of Home Affairs is fake news, PM said a small piece of fake news can challenge law and order
dra Modi. committed to battle against it. and people must check facts before forwarding messages on social media.
Earlier, Union Home Minister The Home Minister also said that “For the safety and rights of law-abiding citizens, stringent action
Amit Shah on Thursday announced the Central government led by Prime against negative forces is our responsibility. A small piece of fake news can
to open branches of the National In- Minister Narendra Modi is promoting kick up a storm across the nation...We will have to educate people to think
vestigation Agency (NIA) in all states the three C’s approach-- Cooperation, before forwarding anything, verify before believing it..” PM Modi said.
across the country by 2024 as part of Coordination and Collaboration--- He said people must be made aware of mechanisms to verify messages
the Centre’s plan to build an anti-ter- under ‘Whole of Government’ and before forwarding them.
rorism network. The Home Minister ‘Team India Approach’. Highlighting the importance of having a smart law and order system as
made the announcement while speak- The chief ministers of eight states par with advanced technologies, PM Modi said the agencies have to be 10
ing at the two-day ‘Chintan Shivir’ and home ministers and deputy chief steps ahead of the crime world.
of Home Ministers’ of all states here ministers of 16 states gathered at the “Today the nature of crimes is changing. We need to understand the
to prepare an action plan for the im- event, which is being chaired by Amit new age technologies. We entered the 5G era. Hence, we need to be more
plementation of the Centre’s ‘vision Shah. “In our Constitution, law and vigilant,” Prime Minister said.
2047’. “Government led by Prime order is a state subject...but we can be With 5G technology, PM said there will be manifold improvement in
Minister Narendra Modi has a ze- successful against trans-border or bor- facial recognition technology, automatic number plate recognition technol-
ro-tolerance policy against terrorism derless crimes only when all states sit ogy, drone and CCTV technology.
and NIA and other agencies are being together to ponder over them, make a “With the advancement in 5G technology, awareness is equally import-
strengthened to achieve a decisive vic- common strategy and (make) efforts to ant. It is to be ensured that India’s law and order system becomes smart.
tory. Efforts are being made to build curb them,” Shah said in the address. Technology not only helps in the prevention of crimes but also in crime in-
vestigation. We will have to be 10 steps ahead of the crime world,” he said.
PM said there is a need to have a positive perspective. He called for
improved synergy among the police stations with cooperation, rapport and
a streamlined mechanism.
In order to improve the efficiency of the police and strengthen law and
order, Prime Minister said the interconnectedness between the police of
different states is an important aspect.
He said, “Law and order is not restricted to one state now. Crime is
turning interstate and international. With technology, criminals now have
increased their power to commit crimes. Criminals beyond the border are
misusing technology. Be it cybercrime or the usage of drone technology for
the smuggling of weapons or drugs, we will have to keep working on new
technology for them.”
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, The coordination between agencies of all states and between central
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and others attend the two-day Chintan Shivir (ANI) and state agencies is essential, PM said.

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