Panchkula (Haryana), Dec 25 (PTI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said that the Narendra Modi government stands like a rock with the states in their fight against drug and human trafficking, cybercrime, and organised crime.
Shah said that a few years ago, there were three big challenges before the country concerning law and order — left-wing extremism, terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir, and armed groups active in the northeast.
However, the Modi government established peace in all three of these regions, he claimed, adding, the responsibility for internal security remains just as important today.
Shah was addressing the Passing Out Parade (POP) of the Recruit Basic Course (RBC) Batch-93 of Haryana Police here.
Shah was the chief guest at the event and took the salute at the parade, an event in which Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, Haryana DGP O P Singh, A S Chawla, Director, Haryana Police Academy, Madhuban, Karnal, were present.
Shah said drug trafficking, human trafficking, cybercrime, extortion networks, and organised crime are major challenges to be dealt with at present.
Addressing the recruits, he said, “Your leadership is ready for it, and you will have to strengthen the hands of your leadership.” He added that to deal with all four challenges, the Ministry of Home Affairs, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has made extensive preparations.
“We stand like a rock with the states,” he said.
Shah told the constables that they were joining the police force at a time when the Colonial-era laws had been replaced by the new criminal laws.
He said the batch is the first from Haryana since the implementation of the new criminal laws.
As many as 5,061 newly trained constables formally joined the state police force from the batch.
This is the first batch in which 85 per cent youth are graduates and above, with an average age of 26, Shah said.
He said that in 2023, the Haryana Police was awarded the President’s Colour in recognition of its continuous and commendable journey of outstanding performance.
Today, the trainee jawans have to carry forward that same tradition, he said.
Shah said that implementing new technology in the service of the public will be the biggest challenge for this batch, the force’s 93rd.
About the new criminal laws, Shah said that the role of forensic science has been clearly defined in the new laws.
For any offence punishable with a sentence of seven years or more, a forensic visit to the crime scene has been made mandatory. The sole objective of this provision is to ensure that the guilty are punished.
The minister said that a review of weekly data shows that the Haryana Police has been the first across the country in implementing the three new laws and reforms.
Shah said when Haryana was formed, it had one police range and six districts, which have now increased to five ranges and 19 districts, in addition to railway police and cyber crime.
According to a Haryana Police statement, the recruits underwent rigorous training from December 16, 2024, to September 22, 2025.
The statement quoted Chawla as saying that the batch is noteworthy for its strong academic background.
Of the 5,061 recruits, 969 are postgraduates, 3,324 are graduates, and 768 possess Class 12 or diploma qualifications, it said.
Many recruits are proficient in Hindi, English, and Punjabi.
The Haryana Police has a strength of 77,000 police personnel.
Meanwhile, Shah said that before the BJP came to power in the state, jobs were given on the back of bribes and favouritism, but that is no more the case under the Nayab Singh Saini government.
The programme was a part of the series of events where Shah was the chief guest.
Before the event, Shah, who is also the Cooperation Minister, addressed a national cooperative conference here.
At another event here, Shah unveiled a bronze statue of former prime minister late Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
He addressed a gathering this evening at the Sahibzaadon Ko Naman programme, held to observe Veer Bal Diwas. PTI SUN CHS VSD VN VN
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