Minister Lekhak calls for draconian measures to curb cross-border crimes

Janakpurdham, May 23: Minister for Home Affairs Ramesh Lekhak has instructed the security agencies in the Madesh Province to adopt draconian measures to control criminal activities and smuggling in the bordering areas between Nepal and India in the Province.     

Minister Lekhak directed so while inaugurating the provincial-level security seminar organised by the Ministry of Home Affairs and the departmental ministry of the Madhesh Province in Janakpur today.     

Furthermore, Lekhak urged the concerned authority to maintain a high level of caution for security concerns, he added, saying all eight districts of the Province share open borders with India.     

He emphasised the need for the security agencies to discharge their duties with honesty in the changing context of the world.     

The Home Minister asked the civil employees in the Province to be honest and unbiased and deliver public services in an easy manner and promptly.     

Minister Lekhak expressed his concern over the increasing cases of drug abuse, road accidents, suicides and cybercrimes in recent times.     

Likewise, Madhesh Province's Chief Minister Satish Kumar Singh drew the attention of the Home Minister, stating that maintaining peace and order in the Province was becoming challenging in the absence of the adjustment of police personnel in the Province.     

He said the provincial government had been extending utmost support to the security agencies in the Province despite its limited means and resources.     

On the occasion, he urged the concerned authority to take forward the adjustment process in the police organisation.     

Similarly, Province's Minister for Home Affairs, Communications and Law Raj Kumar Lekhi appealed to the security agencies to remain vigilant and aware towards the prospects of heightened security challenges that arise in the bordering areas due to the conflict and tensions between the neighbouring countries.     

Present in the seminar were Chiefs of the Nepali Army, Nepal Police, Armed Police Force Nepal and National Investigation Department in the Province, as well as the Chief District Officers of all eight districts in the Province. (RSS)