Asserting that the demonetisation drive has given a big blow to the left Wing Extremism (lWE) groups all over the country, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said here on Sunday that any issue related to them could be resolved through dialogues. While addressing a gathering during the inauguration of the Eastern Sector Headquarters and foundation laying ceremony of Residential Complex of CISF, Singh said that violence has no place in democracy.
“Demonetization has actually given a big blow to the Maoists….. You are killing your own brothers and sisters, it will not be tolerated by India….any issue in this world could be resolved through talks,” said the Union Home Minister. Singh also asked the lWE groups to give up violence and stressed that it had no place in democracy.
Singh also assured the country that the present Government had been able to meet the challenges successfully posed by Maoists in some of the states and directed CISF to obtain core competence on this front also.
“looking at the present scenario in this country, I can assure you all that this Government has been able to succeed on Maoist front to a great extent,” said Singh. He congratulated Chief Minister Raghubar Das and entire police force also for dealing with the menace successfully in the state.
Expressing concern over the increasing incidents of cyber crime all over the world, Singh said that all forces need to develop technological competence in this regard and also upgrade it to deal with the threat. Singh expressed hope that CISF must also be doing something in this direction.
lauding CISF for providing specialized consultancy on fire to 135 different organizations and making Rs 9 crore out of it.
“CISF is a typical para-military force as it plays multidimensional role and now I can say confidently that CISF should take responsibility of taking charge of Naxal affected areas also,” said the Union Home Minister. He also said that 35000 more CISF personnel will be appointed in the coming days, making a total strength of 1.8 lakh.
Singh further said that since the economy of India is considered to be the fastest growing economy in the world with a size of 2 trillion dollars, anti-national forces were not been able to digest it, but assured that the Government was able to deal with them effectively.
Earlier in his address, Chief Minister Raghubar Das also assured the Union Home Minister that the State Government was committed towards making the state Naxal free by the end of 2017 and expressed gratitude for the regular support extended by the Centre in this regard.
Das also announced that the 100 acres of land demanded by Director General OP Singh for setting up of Central Training School (CTS) near the new campus will be provided to them very soon.
“The 100 acres of land demanded by the DG CISF will be fulfilled very soon so that the training process does not get hampered and the CISF can keep itself upgrading itself on technical grounds,” said the CM.
CISF has acquired 158 acres of land for the construction of Eastern Sector Headquarters, 2nd Reserved Battalion Office and Dog Training school involving Rs 392 crore. Besides office building, GO’s Mess, SO’s Mess, 3 barracks with capacity of 180 personnel in each barrack, auditorium, open air theater, quarter guard, 10 bedded hospital, shopping complex, family welfare centre, baffle firing range, MT garage, Sarva Dharma Sthal have also been constructed in the campus.