New Delhi:Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called a meeting of Chief Ministers of all northeastern states on November 30 in Guwahati to review development projects and security situation in the region.
Modi, who will travel to Assam to attend the annual conference of DGPs and IGPs from across the country, will have the separate meeting with the eight Chief Ministers and take stock of the issues concerning the northeast.
Official sources said the Prime Minister is expected to review the ongoing development projects in sectors like roads, rural and border development, health and telecom besides reviewing the ongoing peace dialogue with militant groups like NSCN and ULFA.
This will be Modi’s first visit to the northeast as the Prime Minister. During the two-day conference (November 29-30) of the country’s top police brass, issues like rise of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and al-Qaeda and their attempts to recruit Indian youth will be discussed threadbare.
This is the first time the conference of DGPs and IGPs is being held outside the national capital, in line with Modi’s decision to hold key national events outside Delhi.
‘How to counter Muslim radicalisation and attempt to attract radical Muslims to ISIS and Qaeda-tul-Jehad’ is to be part of the agenda in the meeting besides impli-cations both immediate and long term – of the rise of ISIS, which controls large areas of Syria and Iraq, and its potential to attract disgrun-tled youth to its ranks.
The top police officers will also discuss the situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan and its implications on terrorism and law and order in India. The agenda has been fixed in the wake of reports that some Indian youths may have joined ISIS to fight in Iraq and Syria. Besides, al-Qaeda leader Ayman al Zawahiri had announced the formation of a separate branch of the terror group to operate in Indian sub-continent.
Assam Police will host the conference that will see attendance of around 100 DGPs and IGPs of all states and para-military forces. Issues like Left Wing Extremism, cross border terrorism, activities of jihadi terror outfits will also figure on the agenda. Filling up of vacant posts in police forces, circulation of fake currency notes, smuggling of narcotics and human trafficking will also be discussed at the conference. (PTI)
