In a Chintan Shivir conference, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that “every form of Maoism, be it with guns or with pens, must be uprooted to prevent them from misleading the youth of the country.” Warning that such forces are increasing their intellectual sphere to pervert the minds of coming generations, Modi said they cannot be allowed to flourish “for the sake of unity and integrity of the nation”.
The conference is headed by home minister Amit Shah and attended by chief ministers, state home ministers, LGs and administrators of UTs and senior officials of various central and state police forces was concluded with consensus that internal security is the shared responsibility of both the Centre and states.
Among the key assessments shared in the meeting are that Bihar and Jharkhand have become free from left-wing extremism and that peace in the northeast has seen Afspa area reduced and 9,200 insurgents surrender over the past eight years. It was agreed that focus should be laid on cyber-crime, improving conviction rates, narcotics, border security and using forensic science capabilities to achieve 90% conviction rate.
The PM asked the states for assistance in destroying the terrorists' underground network. He proposed the notion of a uniform for state police forces across the nation. This, he said, will give a common identity to law enforcement as citizens will recognise police personnel anywhere in the country. States can have their number or insignia, Modi suggested. “One Nation, One Police Uniform…I am just putting this forward as a thought for your consideration,” PM said while asking the states to take their time to mull the suggestion.
