Ghaziabad:CISF should develop a “core compe-tence” of effectively secu-ring strategic and iconic installations in the country which can be targeted by terrorists, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said here on Tuesday.
Attending the 46th Raising Day celebrations of the central paramilitary force as the chief guest, Singh said at its base here that the “biggest challenge” for CISF is to ensure tight security at such instal-lations and other places that it guards, like airports and aerospace and nuclear power facilities across the country.
“You should develop core competence in securing important and strategic installations in the country. Terrorism is a big danger and challenge for the world and it targets not only people but also can hit iconic infrastructure of national and strategic importance.
“I know that you (CISF personnel) have the courage and determination to thwart such evil designs… but the biggest challenge is to provide foolproof security at these places. Any minor mistake (in this regard) will have big repercussions,” he said.
The minister said that his government’s aim was to make India an “economic superpower” and, to achi-eve this goal, the “wheel of development” has to keep turning, which it cannot without a good security apparatus being provided by CISF as part of its duty. “Since India is heading to be an economic superpower, CISF has to take the responsibility of becoming ‘Pragati Ke Sajag Prahari’ (sentinels of development),” he said.
The Home Minister also asked the force, raised in 1969, to carry out a “special security audit” of all its units every four months where its personnel are deployed.
“The audit should be aimed at identifying any lacuna or shortcoming and subsequently take remedial steps to address such problems, if any,” Singh said without elaborating if he was specifically referring to the forces’ role in guarding government ministries and departments in Delhi.
Delhi Police recently claimed to have unearthed an alleged corporate espionage scandal running in some ministries like Oil and Defence as it arrested a dozen people in the case, including government officials from Shastri Bhawan, where a number of ministries are housed. (PTI)
