Ahmedabad, November 7: Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Saturday chaired a high-level meeting in Ahmedabad to review law and order and internal security in Gujarat, the Ministry of Home Affairs said.
Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi, the Union Home Secretary, senior Home Ministry officials and state officials attended.
Border and coastal security
Mr Shah directed stronger surveillance of Gujarat’s coastline, about 2,340 km long, and of the international border with Pakistan. He stressed better coordination among the Border Security Force, state police, the Coast Guard and central agencies.
New criminal laws and forensic backlog
Gujarat was praised for implementing the new criminal laws. The ministry said 92% of chargesheets were filed within 60 days and 86% within 90 days. Mr Shah also ordered a special drive to dispose of more than 25,000 pending forensic cases.
Drugs, cybercrime and terrorism
Officials were told to go beyond small peddlers and target entire drug networks and their leaders, with financial investigations prioritised to seize illegal assets.
Mr Shah directed an expansion of the capacity of the S4C and the 1930 cybercrime helpline, and a strengthening of anti-terror agencies.
Illegal immigration and other issues
He asked officials to speed up the identification and deportation of illegal foreign nationals under the rules, and commended the deportation of 2,412 such nationals under special campaigns. The meeting also covered disaster management, fire safety, the Ahmedabad urban flood management project and faster survey and disposal of enemy properties.
Mr Shah urged central and state agencies to coordinate better and review targets regularly. He reiterated the goal of a secure India through a safe, developed and drug-free Gujarat.
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