UNION Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday directed the Delhi Police to take stringent action against the networks that help illegal Bangladeshis and Rohingyas entering India, saying it is an issue of national security and should be dealt with strictly. Chairing a meeting to review the national capital’s law-and-order situation, he said strict action should also be taken against police stations and sub-divisions that consistently perform poorly. Shah said it should be the Delhi Police’s priority to eliminate interstate gangs in the city ruthlessly.

 

Action must be taken with “top to bottom and bottom to top approach” in narcotics cases, and such drug networks should be dismantled, he said. “Strict action should be taken against the entire network that helps Bangladeshi and Rohingya intruders enter the country, get their documents made and facilitate their stay here. The issue of illegal intruders is also related to national security, and it should be dealt with strictly. They should be identified and deported,” he told the meeting. The meeting was also attended by Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, Delhi’s Home Minister Ashish Sood, Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora and other senior officials. Referring to the BJP winning the Delhi Assembly polls this time after a gap of over 26 years, the Union Home Minister asserted that the double-engine government in Delhi will work with double speed for a developed and safe capital as expected by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He made it clear that permission from Delhi Police will not be required in matters related to construction and for quick disposal of the 2020 riots cases.

 

The Delhi government should appoint special prosecutors so that these cases can be disposed of soon, Shah said. “The Delhi Police should start the recruitment process for additional posts soon. DCP-level officers should visit police stations, organise public hearing camps and solve their problems,” he said. The Union home minister said new security committees should be formed in JJ clusters for the safety of women and children there. The Delhi Police should identify the places witnessing traffic jams daily, Shah said, adding the Delhi police commissioner and chief secretary should meet and find a quick solution to this. He also asked the Delhi government to prepare a ‘Monsoon Action Plan’ to deal with water-logging.

 

 

 

UNION Home Minister Amit Shah will on Saturday review the security situation in Manipur, the first such meeting after the imposition of the President’s rule in the northeastern state, officials said. Manipur has been witnessing ethnic violence since May 2023 and since then 250 people have lost their lives in the restive state. “The Home Minister will review the security situation in Manipur on Saturday. Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla, top officials of the Manipur Government, Army, paramilitary forces will attend the meeting,” the officials said. The President’s Rule was imposed in Manipur on February 13 after N Biren Singh resigned as the Chief Minister. The State Assembly, which has a tenure till 2027, has been put under suspended animation. The security review meeting will be held after the February 20 ultimatum given by the Governor to everyone holding illegal and looted arms to surrender. During the seven-day period, more than 300 weapons were surrendered by the public, primarily in the valley districts. These include 246 firearms surrendered by Meitei radical group Arambai Tenggol.