Internal & external security equally vital, asserts Rajnath

Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday paid his respects at the National Police Memorial in New Delhi on the Police Commemoration Day, remembering the sacrifice of 10 policemen who were killed during a Chinese ambush at Hot Springs, Ladakh, in 1959.

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The function was graced by Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar, Home Secretary Govind Mohan, Director of the Intelligence Bureau Tapan Deka, Director General of the Border Security Force (BSF) Daljit Singh Chawdhary, and some top officials of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and Delhi Police.

Speaking at the function, Rajnath Singh paid rich tributes to the martyred policemen and offered his heartiest gratitude to the nation’s police and paramilitary personnel for their unstinted service and sacrifices. He defined the armed forces and police as two pillars of national security — the armed forces protecting India’s geographical integrity and the police maintaining its social integrity.