Yoga, 'surya namaskar' to kick off top police officers meet

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Dec 10 2015 | 8:48 PM IST
Over 100 top police officers from the country are likely to do yoga and 'surya namaskar' on the inaugural day of the crucial annual conference of chiefs of state police and paramilitary forces in Gujarat's Kutch later this month.
The spouses of the participating officers, if accompanying them, will also have to participate in these activities, as per the list of do's and don'ts issued by Home Ministry.
The officers have been told to bring 'band gala' suit and sarees for the event. They will have to do surya namaskar and similar activity in sun set, it said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the two-day event, which will be chaired by Home Minister Rajnath Singh.
The conference, which has been tentatively fixed for December 20 and 21, will be attended by around 100 Directors General of Police (DGsP) of states, chiefs of central paramilitary forces and their Inspectors General.
This is the second time that the conference will be held outside Delhi, following a suggestion from Modi to organise important events outside the national capital.

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The Intelligence Bureau, which organises the conclave, has already done a reconnaissance and given its nod for the venue in Bhuj in the Kutch area of the state.
In November, 2014, the conference of the top police officers of the country was held in Guwahati for first time outside the national capital.
Issues like radicalisation of youths, attempts to lure Indians into Middle-East terrorist group ISIS, cross border terrorism and activities of Pakistan-based terror outfits will top the agenda.
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Speaking during the event, Mesic said that be it the menace of terrorism, hunger, violence or natural disaster, women and children are the "most affected ones" all over the world and expressed hope that the conference will be successful in meeting its objective.
In his address, Elzahab said that a safe and secure future is the right of not just the current generation but of all generations to come.
"The children want to breathe fresh air in a clean environment and they don't deserve the stockpile of nuclear weapons which we are all set to leave for them as legacy. Therefore, we all must get together and form such legal system which is able to establish peace and security," he said.
Chief Justice of Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt Abdel Wahab Abdel Razek and Chief Justice Emeritus of Supreme Court of Malta Vincent D Gaetano also addressed the event.
Founder-manager of City Montessori School Jagdish Gandhi said that the conference will hold discussion in line with Article 51 of Indian Constitution which emphasises on establishing peace and unity in the world.

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First Published: Dec 10 2015 | 8:48 PM IST

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