On the suggestion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the police brass of the country will deliberate on internal security and terror in the marshy Rann of Kutch in Gujarat this December.
The 50th Directors-General of Police (DGPs) conference, an annual event to deliberate on the issue of internal security, is likely to be held on December 20 and 21. Though the agenda has not been finalised yet, a senior government official said the primary focus would be on “radicalisation.”
The Prime Minister is the chief guest for this annual event, which will be presided over by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh. More than 250 senior Indian Police Service officers will have to perform yoga and participate in a chintan shivir (brainstorming) during the two-day conference. They will be put up in designer cottages built in the marsh. A huge conference hall is also being erected.
Since the terrain is inhospitable, three helicopters are being put on standby to ferry the officers from Bhuj — the nearest airport — to the venue. Families of the officers are a strict no this time.
After the NDA government came to power, Mr. Modi had said that all major events needed to be shifted out of Delhi so that other States get equal opportunity to host big events.
Following this advice, the Intelligence Bureau (IB), which conducts the conference, moved the venue from Delhi to Guwahati last year. This time the venue was chosen on the Prime Minister’s suggestion.
