Amit Shah orders study of protests since 1974 to prevent future agitations by ‘vested interests’
New Delhi: In a move aimed at preventing future large-scale agitations allegedly orchestrated by "vested interests," Union Home Minister Amit Shah has reportedly directed the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) to conduct an extensive study of post-Independence protests, especially those after 1974.
The directive was issued during the National Security Strategies Conference–2025, organised by the Intelligence Bureau in New Delhi in the last week of July, according to a report by The Indian Express published on Monday.
Quoting senior government officials, the report said that Shah has instructed the BPR&D to examine the causes, patterns and outcomes of those protests, including behind-the-scene players, with a specific focus on events from 1974 onwards. “It has been directed that an SOP should be formulated based on the outcome of the study to prevent mass agitations by vested interests in the future,” an official said.
Following Shah’s instructions, the BPR&D, under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), is reportedly in the process of forming a team to coordinate with state police departments, including their Crime Investigation Departments (CID), to gather data from old case files.
According to an official quoted by the news outlet, Shah has also asked the BPR&D to rope in financial investigation agencies like the Enforcement Directorate, Financial Intelligence Unit-India (FIU-IND) and the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) to examine the “financial aspects” of such agitations.
The same financial agencies have also been directed to formulate a separate SOP to identify unknown terror networks, their linkages and designs through analysis of financial irregularities.
The report adds that Shah has asked the BPR&D to conduct a study on religious congregations, with a focus on understanding the causes of stampede incidents. The aim is to establish an SOP for monitoring and regulating large religious gatherings.
Additionally, Shah has reportedly asked the National Investigation Agency (NIA), Border Security Force (BSF) and Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) to develop separate methodologies to deal with Khalistani extremism and general criminal activities in Punjab.
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Mercury likely to touch 44 deg C in Delhi; IMD issues alert for heatwave-like conditions
New Delhi (PTI): Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 26.2 degrees Celsius on Sunday, 2.4 notches below the seasonal average, according to the India Meteorological Department.
The weather department has forecast partly cloudy sky with an orange alert for heatwave-like conditions at isolated places by the evening.
The maximum temperature is expected to reach around 44 degrees Celsius on Sunday, the IMD said.
The relative humidity in the capital was recorded at 43 per cent at 8.30 am.
The air quality was 'poor' at 9 am, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) reading of 223, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed.
According to the CPCB, an AQI between zero and 50 is considered 'good', 51 and 100 'satisfactory', 101 and 200 'moderate', 201 and 300 'poor', 301 and 400 'very poor', and 401 and 500 'severe'.
