Forces Achieved Immense Success In Controlling Terrorism In J&K: Amit Shah At 83rd CRPF Raising Day

“An election is a festival of democracy and a fair election is the soul of a democratic country,” said Shah addressing the 83rd Raising Day programme of the CRPF in Jammu.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah during the 83rd CRPF day parade at the Maulana Azad Stadium, Jammu. (Photo: Twitter/@crpfindia)

New Delhi: Asserting the situation in Jammu and Kashmir has improved after Narendra Modi taking over as the country’s Prime Minister, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said the security forces have achieved immense success in controlling terrorism.

Shah said the situation in Jammu and Kashmir has improved after Narendra Modi became the Prime Minister of India in 2014.

“The biggest achievement in Jammu and Kashmir is the immense success that our forces have achieved in controlling terrorism in the state,” he added addressing the 83rd Raising Day programme of the CRPF in Jammu, ANI reported.

The Home Minister said the CRPF has done the work of providing a “sense of safety and security” to the people in India for a long time.

“The CRPF jawans have given a sigh of relief to people in difficult situations in the country,” he added.

Shah also lauded the CRPF for playing an important role in carrying out the polls, which he described as the “festival of democracy”, peacefully across the country.

“An election is a festival of democracy and a fair election is the soul of a democratic country,” said Shah

“Whenever there is Lok Sabha or assembly elections in India, the CRPF plays an important role in carrying out the polls peacefully across the country,” he added.

This is the first time the CRPF is celebrating its Raising Day outside the national capital.

The CRPF Raising Day is held on March 19 after India’s first home minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel presented colours to the CRPF following the enactment of the CRPF Act by the Parliament in 1950.

The CRPF was raised in 1939 and was then known as the Crown Representative's Police.

The CRPF was raised as the Crown Representative’s Police on this very day in 1939.

The force was given a fresh lease of life soon after Independence when it was renamed and redesigned as the Central Reserve Police on December 28, 1949, and was mandated to secure the country’s internal security.