Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat on Monday commended the Odisha Police by applauding the force’s efforts in successfully tackling the challenges of Leftwing extremists (LWEs) with the help of Central paramilitary forces.
Delivering the keynote address in virtual mode at the ongoing 62nd Senior Odisha Police Officers’ Conference here, General Rawat also extolled the Odisha Police in maintaining high standards of law and order. “Odisha Police has earned very high standards of law and order in the State and have succeeded in tackling the challenges of LWE with good results,” he said. Asserting that police being the most visible representatives of the Government and first responders during any crisis, General Rawat termed the police force as “Pioneers of Security”. Dwelling over national security, he pointed out that the fallout of events such as climate change, deglobalisation, regionalisation, popular protests, trade wars have raised the risks of destabilisation and disruptions. “Also, asymmetric warfare has brought in greater challenges,” he said and pointed out that in this background, the role of police in ensuring internal stability is “critical”.