The Hindu : No plan to proscribe PWG, says Madiyal

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No plan to proscribe PWG, says Madiyal

By Our Special Correspondent

GULBARGA June 25. The Director-General of Police, T.Madiyal, said here today that there was no proposal before the Government to ban the People's War Group (PWG) in the State.

Addressing presspersons, Mr. Madiyal said the police had curbed the activities of naxalites in their area of operations, except for the two recent attacks on a police party at Tirumani in Pavagada taluk in Tumkur District and snatching of weapons, there was no serious activity of the outfit in the State.

Terming the situation "under control," Mr. Madiyal said police had stepped up vigil in Tirumani, Pavagada, and other areas where naxalites were active. Naxalite activities would be put down with an iron hand, he said.

Mr. Madiyal said there was good coordination with Andhra Pradesh in anti-naxal operations. At the review meeting today, the threat posed by naxalites was discussed at length. He had told the police officials to be on alert and foil the plans of naxalites, he added.

Police stations in villages, where naxalite influence had been noticed, were being strengthened and policemen provided modern weapons to counter any surprise attack.

To a question, Mr. Madiyal said the State Government would submit a proposal for supply of speedboats to the coastal security wing of the Police Department. This was in addition to the proposal made earlier for strengthening the coastal security police to curb the movement of anti-national elements along the coastal line.

Mr. Madiyal said there was no plan before the Government to set up a commissionerate in Gulbarga.

So far, the Government had spent Rs. 300 crore on modernising the police force with 50 per cent assistance from the Centre. A proposal would be submitted this year seeking Rs. 75 crore, he said.

The modernisation of the police force had improved the efficiency and crime detection and control ratio. Mr. Madiyal said that as part of the modernisation plans all the 807 police stations in the State had been provided four-wheelers for better mobility, and the obsolete communication facilities at police stations replaced with modern gadgets. Night beat police constables had been provided with walkie-talkies, he added.

As part of the modernisation plans, Mr. Madiyal said, all police stations had been given modern weapons. The Inspector-General of Police (North-Eastern Range), Kempaiah, was present.

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