Modi likely to visit Odisha for three days from Nov 29
BHUBANESWAR : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will stay in Odisha for three days from November 29.
He along with Union Home minister Amit Shah will be here to attend the three-day director general of police (DGP) and inspector general of police (IG) conference in Bhubaneswar.
State’s Law minister Prithiviraj Harichandan said Modi will arrive in the evening on November 29 and take part in the DGP conference on November 30 and December 1.
The conference being held in Odisha for the first time, will be inaugurated by Shah on November 29.
National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval, senior officers of the Intelligence Bureau, DGPs of all states, DG of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), chiefs of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), National Security Guard (NSG) and Special Protection Group (SPG) will attend the conference.
The event will focus on evaluating performances of states in addressing law and order issues and finding out ways to deal with the emerging challenges for security and law enforcement agencies in the country. Issues like internal security, Left Wing Extremism, terrorism and counter-terrorism, cyber crime and challenges posed by artificial intelligence (AI) tools are to be discussed during the conference.
This will be the prime minister’s third visit to Odisha after the BJP government led by Mohan Charan Majhi came to power in the state.