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‘Violence in Kashmir, Northeast and Maoist-infested areas down by 80%’: Amit Shah at Delhi Police 79th Raising Day event

Statesman News Service

'Violence in Kashmir, Northeast and Maoist-infested areas down by 80%': Amit Shah at Delhi Police 79th Raising Day event. (ANI)


Union Home Minister Amit Shah today attended the 79th Raising Day of Delhi Police as the chief guest and inspected the parade during the celebrations. He awarded medals to personnel and commended their dedication, public safety role, and exemplary service.

The Delhi Police’s best marching contingent, SWAT team, dog squad, band team, motorcycle riders, PCR units, and several other specialised formations showcased a coordinated march past. Senior officers and personnel were also present at the event.

Union Home Minister lauded the Delhi Police for consistently upholding its commitment to peace, service, and justice since its establishment.

Highlighting the significance of maintaining security here to the highest global standards, Amit Shah said the duties and responsibilities of the Delhi Police are especially crucial as the city is not just a region but the heart of the nation.

Country to be free from Maoist violence by March 2026, claimed Shah

Amit Shah, during his address, hailed the period from 2014 to 2026 as a golden period for the country’s internal security. The Union Minister said that the Kashmir region, the entire Northeast, and the Maoist-infested areas spread across eleven states were the three problems that posed a serious challenge to the country’s internal security for 3-4 decades before 2014. However, after the repeal of Article 370, India has succeeded in reducing violence in Kashmir, the Northeast, and the Maoist-infested areas by 80%, claimed Amit Shah.

He reassured the people of the country that by 31 March 2026, India will succeed in freeing the entire country from Maoist violence.

Shah praised Modi-led government for introducing three new criminal laws

At the Raising Day celebrations, Shah asserted that the conviction rate in criminal cases will rise to 80 per cent after the full implementation of the three new criminal laws in the country in the coming years. He said, “These three new criminal laws were passed in the Parliament elected by the people of our country… In the next two years, after the full implementation of these laws… within three years, we will ensure that any FIR filed in any corner of the country, not only punishing the criminal but also providing justice to the victim, reaches the Supreme Court.”

He added that a separate chapter has been added to these laws for crimes against children and women. E-FIRs and Zero FIRs have been given legal backing. Also, for the first time, community service has been legalized as a punishment for minor offences. Provision has also been made for the confiscation and seizure of properties of proclaimed offenders located outside India.

Amit Shah was referring to the three new criminal laws — the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA) — that replaced the IPC, CrPC, and Indian Evidence Act on July 1, 2024.

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