Punjab Governor and UT Administrator Shivraj Patil on Thursday called for creating an ambience of understanding between the members of the security forces, civil services, and general public.
Presiding over a high-level Civil and Military liaison Conference held on Thursday at Chandimandir, Patil said that the Defence officers and men were disciplined and they were always prepared for any kind of scarifies, for achieving the objectives, that are fixed for them.Addressing a galaxy of senior Defence and civil officers, Patil said the Western Command is given the responsibility to cover and protect the area of our country where wars have been fought in the distant, medieval, and immediate past.
The tasks of the Defence forces and civil services, active in these areas need unison and understanding between their activities and endeavours, he added. He said that this could be done through cooperation between the members of the defence forces, paramilitary forces, State police forces, civil services, and the people.
Appreciating for imparting specialised training of four weeks to 200 police personnel, in the previous year by the Western Command, Patil said that such training should be imparted every year to officers and jawans of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and of IRB battalion.Assuring the Administrator that the Western Command would impart training on regular basis to officers and jawans of police forces, lt Gen Philip Compose, GOC-in-C Western Command, Chandimandir laid emphasis on the importance of such training.