Key Points
Crucial security meeting between central and Delhi government officials
Shah actively monitoring national capital's law enforcement
Coordination strategies discussed to improve urban safety
New government focuses on robust policing mechanisms
Sood stated that the discussion was serious and detailed, emphasising that its impact would be visible on the ground soon.
"Today, an important meeting was held with Union Home Minister Amit Shah regarding coordination between the Government of India and the Delhi Government. During this meeting, serious and detailed discussion was held regarding the law and order of Delhi. Everyone will see its ground results very soon," he said while speaking to the media.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a crucial meeting to review the law and order situation in the national capital on Friday.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, Delhi Home Minister Ashish Sood and senior officers from the Delhi government are present in the meeting. Besides, Union Home Secretary and IB Chief along with senior officers from the Ministry of Home Affairs joined the meeting.
The meeting was expected to focus on strategies to enhance coordination between the newly formed Delhi government and the Delhi Police, as well as strengthen policing measures to address emerging threats to law and order in the city.
Shah has been actively monitoring security situations across the country and has previously emphasised the need for a robust law enforcement mechanism in Delhi, given its significance as the national capital.
Newly elected Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, the BJP's debutante MLA from Shalimar Bagh, who took oath as the fourth woman Chief Minister of Delhi on February 20, along with Delhi Home Minister Ashish Sood joined the meeting in which Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora and other senior Delhi Police officers are also present.
On February 18, the Union Home Minister emphasised the urgent necessity of enforcing "trial in absentia" provisions as well as full implementation of new criminal laws in Jammu and Kashmir by April 2025 during a meeting with the Union Territory's Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha.
