Om Birla addresses trainee officials, says CRPF at forefront in fight against terrorism

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, while addressing the trainee officials of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) at Parliament House on Thursday said that the CRPF is deployed in some of the most challenging operational environments such as Jammu and Kashmir, North East and Left Wing Extremism affected states. The trainee officers of the CRPF, 2018 batch, had called on the Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla at the Parliament House on Thursday.

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'At the forefront of the fight against terrorism'

Commending the CRPF force for its discipline and commitment to duty, Birla said, "The CRPF has been at the forefront of the fight against terrorism, as exemplified by the sacrifices of CRPF Jawans in Pulwama, earlier this year. Indian democracy is known all over the world for being the most transparent and impartial and that the CRPF plays an important role in the professional conduct of elections all through the year".

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Birla even commended the contribution of women who have actively contributed and participated in the force. Among the 43 trainee officers, five are women officers who are currently undergoing 52 week-long training at the CRPF Academy situated in Gurugram, Haryana.

At the end of the interaction, the assembled trainee officers thanked Speaker for his address and presented him with a memento.

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(With ANI inputs)