New Delhi:
In his address, Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde touched upon the security measures that have been put in place after the brutal gang-rape of the 23-year-old medical student in Delhi and the recent killing of the Indian soldiers. Below are the highlights:
On Delhi gang-rape case:- Police will increase patrolling
- Committee to be appointed in police stations to cases of crime against women
- Police stations to have a help desk for women
On Indo-Pak visa deal:- The visa agreement with Pakistan will be carried out. We are not rethinking the agreement
- Whatever agreement we entered into, we will honour that
On Telangana:
- On Dec 28, I have sought the views of all parties. We will come to a decision in a month.
On the killing of jawans:
- We have information that Hafiz Saeed went to the Line of Control few days before the incident
- I cannot say that whether he was involved in the incident
On Jharkhand:
- We have received preliminary report from Jharkhand Governor
- Governor will wait for constitutional provisions to be completed
- No decision yet on whether or not impose President Rule
On Latehar incident:
- The incident has not reduced the morale of our jawans
- Maoists come up with new techniques every time