PM Modi will attend the DGP conference, many issues including left wing extremism will be discussed

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the 3-day All India Conference of Directors General of Police (DGPs) and Inspectors General, which began on Friday, on Saturday and Sunday. The conference, to be held from January 20 to 22, will be in a hybrid format. This conference is being organized at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute located in Pusa, capital Delhi. The conference will discuss issues including cyber crime, war on drugs, challenges of combating terrorism and left wing extremism, among many others.

This conference is being organized through digital medium. In this, about 100 delegates including DGPs of States and Union Territories, heads of Central Armed Forces and Central Police Organizations will directly attend the conference, while the rest will join the digital medium. PM Modi has been taking keen interest in the DGP conference since 2014. The PMO said that since 2014 the Prime Minister has been taking keen interest in the DGPs Conference and sits in all the key sessions of the Conference unlike the token presence of earlier Prime Ministers.

The Prime Minister not only listens to all suggestions patiently, but also encourages free and informal discussions, so that new ideas can emerge, the PMO said. It said that PM Modi has chaired annual DGP conferences across the country since 2014. It is also encouraged to organize This conference was held in Guwahati in 2014, in Dhordo, Rann of Kutch in 2015; at the National Police Academy, Hyderabad in 2016; at BSF Academy, Tekanpur in 2017; in Kevadia in 2018; Held at IISER, Pune in 2019 and at Police Headquarters, Lucknow in the year 2021.