PM Modi, Amit Shah extend greetings to CISF on its raising day
Taking to Twitter, he also shared his speech from the 50th Raising Day ceremony of CISF at Ghaziabad, on March 10, 2019.
FollowNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday greeted the CISF personnel on the Raising Day of the Central Industrial Security Force, saying their role in furthering national safety and progress is deeply valued.
One of the central armed police forces in India, the CISF was set up in 1969 and is tasked with the security of vital government and industrial buildings.
Taking to Twitter, he also shared his speech from the 50th Raising Day ceremony of CISF at Ghaziabad, on March 10, 2019.
"On their Raising Day, greetings to the courageous @CISFHQrs personnel and their families. Their role in furthering national safety and progress is deeply valued. In 2019, I had attended the Raising Day celebrations of CISF. Here is what I had spoken then," Modi said in a tweet.
Extending his greetings to CISF personnel, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said CISF plays a key role in the country’s growth from shielding India’s vital establishments to serving the nation during disasters.
“Raising day greetings to our brave CISF personnel and their families. From shielding India’s vital establishments to serving the nation during disasters, CISF plays a key role in the country’s growth. Nation salutes the devotion and sacrifice of our courageous force,” Shah tweeted.
CISF was set up under the act of the Parliament of India on March 10, 1969. Since then CISF Raising Day is being celebrated on March 10 each year.
