Amit Shah praises Jammu and Kashmir police for ushering in change
The Hindu
Threat of radicalisation, internal security focus of annual DGP meet
Union Home Minister Amit Shah discussed the challenges posed by radicalisation among other internal security issues with senior police officers on the inaugural day of the annual Director General of Police (DGP) conference being held in in Lucknow, a Home Ministry statement said.
The Minister praised the Intelligence Bureau and the J&K Police for ushering change in the newly created Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir post-August 2019. He claimed that after the special status of the former State under Article 370 was read down by the Parliament in 2019, the Union Territory had attracted an investment of ₹13,000 crore.
Mr. Shah inaugurated the 56th DGP conference organized by the Intelligence Bureau on Friday. The DGsP of all States and DGs of Central Armed Police Forces are attending from police headquarters at Lucknow. In addition, about 350 officers are attending the same through virtual platform from IB offices in various States. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will preside over subsequent sessions on Saturday and Sunday.