Union Home Minister Amit Shah presented the President’s Colour award to Haryana police in Karnal on Tuesday. He presented it on behalf of President DroupadiMurmu.
The President’s Colour is a special flag given to a military, paramilitary or police unit as a mark of recognition for its services which replica of the flag presented to the unit can be worn as an insignia by all officers and ranks of the force on their uniform.Home Minister said that the award is a certification of the highest level of professionalism and standards.
“It is an honour for me to present this award to the ‘Dhaakad’ Police of Haryana,” he said.
The home Minister said that Haryana police have a history of being alert on every level.
He especially congratulated Haryana, Director General of Police (DGP) P.K. Agrawal as Haryana police received the President’s colour during his tenure, and praised the State Police for serving selflessly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Haryana police showed its dedication when it also faced terrorism during the 80s-90s Punjab terrorist insurgency,” he added.
“Haryana police one of the ten in the country to have this President’s colour award,” he said.
While addressing the event, Amit Shah remembered the Pulwama martyrs on the fourth anniversary of the cowardly attack on CRPF jawans. Shah said, “In 2019, in a cowardly attack on CRPF jawans in Pulwama, 40 jawans were martyred.”
“The names of those 40 soldiers will always remain etched with golden letters in India’s history of bravery and sacrifice. Their sacrifice has a huge contribution to the country’s progress,” he said.
On this day in 2019, at least 40 Central Reserve Police Force personnel lost their lives after a suicide bomber rammed a car laden with explosives into the security force convoy. Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed claimed responsibility for the attack.
Speaking on terrorism, Amit Shah said, “Under the leadership of the Prime Minister, since 2014, India’s home ministry has solved challenges of internal security. Whether is Jammu and Kashmir, North East or the leftist terrorism, these three were sore wounds that the country faced for decades.”
“I can say with confidence that after the abrogation of 370, terrorism activities in Kashmir have reduced significantly and record tourists are reaching Kashmir every year,” he said.
Speaking on the insurgency situation in the northeast Shah said, “Similarly, because of multiple agreements, the youth left various insurgency groups and have surrendered to start a normal life. There is peace in the northeast now.”
Currently, the BJP has all 10 Lok Sabha seats and one Rajya Sabha seat in the state, while the Congress has one Rajya Sabha seat. BJP-backed Independent Kartikeya Sharma is the third one who made it to Rajya Sabha in June 2022.