Chief Minister Raman Singh on Friday said that the supreme sacrifices made by the police personnel will always be remembered and they will not go in vain.
He was paying homage to the martyrs on the occasion of ‘Police Commemoration Day’ held at the Mana-based Chhattisgarh Special Armed Force Fourth Battalion premises here.
The dreams of the valiant police personnel will be fulfilled. The Maoist menace will be put to an end soon and peace and progress will prevail all over the State, Singh said.
Singh said that the valiant police and armed forces personnel had laid down their lives to preserve the unity and the integrity of the Motherland.
The job in the police force is not only a source of livelihood. The armed police forces repay the debts of mother earth by joining the Department, he said.
Terrorism and Naxalism are two sides of the same coin weakening the motherland from within. The constables had joined shoulder-to-shoulder with armed police in successfully combating the menace of Naxalism, Singh said.
The Chief Minister assured the families of martyrs that the State Government is with them in their hour of need. It is the duty of entire society to redress the grievances of the kith and kin of the martyrs.
The younger generations should be told about the valour and sacrifices of our valiant forces to inspire them. The State had taken several steps to ameliorate the sufferings of the martyrs' families, he said.
About 10,000 residential quarters will be built for the families of the police forces. The strength of the police department had been increased from 10,000 earlier at the time of formation of Chhattisgarh to 70,000 as of now.
Singh ater lpersonally met the families of martyrs and enquired about their welfare.
Home Minister Ramsewak Paikra, Women and Child Development Minister Ramsheela Sahu, Parliamentary Secretary laabchand Bafna, Director General of Police A. N. Upadhyaya, Jail and Home Guards Director General of Police Girdhari Nayak, and several senior police officers paid homage to the martyrs.
State Home Minister Ramsevak Paikra said that police and armed police forces had sacrificed their lives in the line of duty. The Maoist crisis had been fully under control because of the several developmental activities, social welfare schemes and police forces vigil in Bastar and Rajnandgaon districts.
DGP A N Upadhyaya said that it is the duty of police force to maintain peace and provide security to the masses. The day is meant to remember the police forces and pay tributes to their valiant sacrifices. The Shaheed Smarak has a list of 471 martyrs from all over the country which includes 19 martyrs from Chhattisgarh.