Pariksha SaathiPolice Commemoration Day: Amit Shah pays tribute at the National Police Memorial, sets 31 December 2029 target for a drug-free India
Union Home Minister Amit Shah paid tribute to police personnel who laid down their lives in the line of duty at the National Police Memorial in New Delhi on Police Commemoration Day, 21 October 2026, and flagged off a nationwide motorcycle rally carrying the message 'Fight against Drugs'. The day recalls 21 October 1959, when 10 CRPF personnel laid down their lives resisting an attack by Chinese troops at Hot Springs in Ladakh; the memorial, inaugurated by the Prime Minister in 2018, honours 36,852 police personnel. Shah said the Ministry of Home Affairs has set a target of freeing the country from drugs by 31 December 2029, and that between 1981 and March 2026 more than 3,600 security personnel and nearly 13,700 civilians lost their lives to Naxalism. The rally's riders will reach Ekta Nagar, Gujarat, for the Ekta Parade-2026.
Drafted with AI assistance from the official PIB release linked above and checked against it by a second AI pass. Not line-edited by a human.
Learning context
Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated the National Police Memorial to the nation on Police Commemoration Day, 21 October 2018. It consists of a Central Sculpture, a Wall of Valour engraved with the names of police personnel who laid down their lives in the line of duty, and a museum dedicated to their memory. At the dedication he honoured the three surviving members of the Hot Springs incident and announced an award, to be given every year, in the name of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose for those involved in disaster response operations.
Reference: PIB, 'Prime Minister dedicates National Police Memorial to the Nation', 21 October 2018
Check yourself: whose name does the award announced at the memorial's dedication bear, and whom does it honour?
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose; those involved in disaster response operations.
Revision task: from this release, note the date and place of the Hot Springs incident, how many personnel were killed, the drug-free target date and the rally's destination; from the note, the memorial's three parts.
Test yourself
On which date is Police Commemoration Day observed every year in India?
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Answer: 21 October
Police Commemoration Day is observed on 21 October, recalling 21 October 1959, when 10 CRPF personnel laid down their lives resisting an attack by Chinese troops at Hot Springs in Ladakh.
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