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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that after India’s independence, recruitment in law and order needed reforms but the nation lagged behind in the same.
The statement came after PM Modi dedicated to the nation the building of Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) in Gandhinagar.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah along with Governor Acharya Devvrat and CM Bhupendra Patel were also present at the occasion.
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PM Modi delivered the first convocation address of the Rashtriya Raksha University as the chief guest today where he stressed the need for training people to meet new security challenges.
“After independence, recruitment in law and order needed reforms. Unfortunately, we were left behind. There’s a perception about police to stay away from them, the same isn’t true about Army. Imperative that Police manpower should be trained in a way that they’re amicable with people,” PM Modi said.
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“We have seen during the covid pandemic, many policemen in uniform gave food and medicines to the needy during the lockdown. People saw the humane face of the police,” he added in the convocation address.
PM Modi delivers the first convocation address of the Rashtriya Raksha University as the chief guest#Gujarat #Gandhinagar #NarendraModi #RRUpic.twitter.com/6ORBqMxTFX
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Beginning his two-day visit to Gujarat, Narendra Modi held a grand roadshow in Ahemadabad on Friday after the BJP achieved a massive victory in four states.
Ahead of the visit to RRU today, he held another roadshow in Gandhinagar’s Dahegam.
After this, Prime Minister will declare open the 11th Khel Mahakumbh and deliver an address on the occasion at 6:30 PM.
About RRU & Khel Mahakumbh
Rashtriya Raksha University (RRU) was set up in 2020 to meet the need for high-quality trained manpower in various wings of policing, criminal justice, and correctional administration. The national police university, now known as Rashtriya Raksha University, was formerly called the Raksha Shakti University and established in 2010.
The university aims to develop synergies with the private sector by leveraging knowledge and resources from the industry and would also set up centres of excellence in various fields relating to police and security.
RRU offers academic programs from diploma to doctorate level in various areas of policing and internal security such as police science and management, criminal law and justice, cyberpsychology, information technology, artificial intelligence, and cyber security, crime investigation, strategic languages, internal defence, and strategies, physical education and sports, coastal and maritime security. Currently, 822 students from 18 States are enrolled in these programs.
On the other hand, Khel Mahakumbh, which has revolutionised the sports ecosystem in Gujarat, had started in 2010 under the leadership of Modi. With 16 sports and 13 lakh participants, Khel Mahakumbh today encompasses 36 general sports and 26 para-sports. Over 45 lakh sportspersons have registered for 11th Khel Mahakumbh.
With no age bar, the event witnesses participation of people from across the state who compete in various events over a period of one month. It is a unique confluence of traditional sports like kabaddi, kho-kho, tug of war, yogasana, mallakhambh, and modern sports like artistic skating, tennis, and fencing.
It has played an important role in identifying raw talent in sports at the grass-root level. It has also given a thrust to para-sports in Gujarat.
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