PM to attend DGPs’ meet from Nov 29

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Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to undertake a three-day visit to Odisha from November 29 to attend an all-India conference of...

Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to undertake a three-day visit to Odisha from November 29 to attend an all-India conference of Directors General of Police and Inspectors General of Police in Bhubaneswar.He will arrive in Bhubaneswar on the night of November 29 and stay in Odisha till the afternoon of December 1, State Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan told reporters here on Monday. During his visit, the Prime Minister will attend the all-India conference of Directors General of Police and Inspectors General of Police in Bhubaneswar. The event is being held in the Odisha capital for the first time. It will be a three-day event from November 29 to December 1, he said.

Odisha DGP Y B Khurania said the DGPs of all the States and Union territories, and chiefs of all the security forces will attend the conference.The State will provide all logistical support for the conference and tight security arrangements will be ensured, Khurania said. Apart from Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval and other senior officers of the Intelligence Bureau, all State DGPs, CRPF DG, chiefs of RAW, NSG and SPG will attend the three-day event, sources said. The DGP conference is likely to discuss important issues such as internal security, cybercrime and Maoist menace, challenges posed by AI tools, latest threats of drones and counter-terrorism among other matters, official sources said.