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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday discussed specific security and policing issues with top police officials at the annual conference of DGPs and IGPs at the BSF Academy in Tekanpur Gawalior in Madhya Pradesh.
Mr Modi unveiled plaques to mark the inauguration of five new buildings at the BSF Academy. Through the day, there were presentations and discussions on various subjects relating to security. A presentation was also made on the implementation status of decisions taken during the last three years. The discussions will continue tomorrow.
Over meals, the Prime Minister had focused discussions with select groups of officers, on specific security and policing issues. The Prime Minister’s interactions lasted a total of over nine hours.
The Prime Minister will address the valedictory ceremony of the three-day Conference tomorrow afternoon. The theme of this year’s conference is, ‘Cipher Terrorism and social media that affect young children’.
Over 250 top police officers from all over the country are taking part in the conference, which was inaugurated by Home Minister Rajnath Singh yesterday.
DGPs Conference is an annual event in which top police officers from all over India share and discuss security related issues. PM has addressed the conference earlier in Guwahati, Assam in 2014, Dhordo, Rann of Kutch, Gujarat in 2015 and National Police Academy, Hyderabad in 2016