Shinde for early warning system for immediate detection of communal issues

Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde today stressed on putting in place an early warning system in all districts for immediate detection of communal issues.

Addressing the three-day Conference of Directors General of Police (DGPs) being held here from today, Shinde said: "I would like to draw your attention to attempts being made to vitiate communal harmony, especially in the States of Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh."

" While all these States have witnessed a rising trend in the number of communal incidents this year, the most disturbing communal clashes took place in Muzaffarnagar and its adjoining areas in Western UP. More than 50 people lost their lives and nearly 50,000 people were displaced as a result of violence," he added.

Shinde further said: "In most of these states, the triggering factors for communal incidents were trivial in nature and could have been nipped in the bud by effective, prompt and unbiased administrative action.

"It is essential for all District Administrations to put in place an early warning system for immediate detection of communal issues. For this, local administrations should maintain constant engagement with all communities, particularly in disturbance prone areas," he said.

"I am happy to learn that this Conference would devote considerable time to evolve a strategy in this regard," he added.