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No compromise on law and order, says AP CM Naidu

Says since pattern of crime is changing with criminals updating themselves, police officers should have a more updated version

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No compromise on law and order, says AP CM Naidu
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22 Oct 2025 11:26 AM IST

Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said on Tuesday that the state government will not compromise on law and order as peace and social order is a prerequisite for attracting investments.

He stated that if there is unrest in the society, investments will not come. Those who invest want protection for their investments.

The Chief Minister was speaking at the Police Commemoration Parade at Manglagiri. He paid tributes to the police martyrs. Chandrababu Naidu said Google came forward to set up its data centre in Visakhapatnam with the belief that there will be no problem for their investment. He mentioned that the investment of 15 billion dollars by Google is the largest Foreign Direct Investment.

Stating Andhra Pradesh police is a brand, the Chief Minister said they suppressed factionalism, Naxalism and rowdyism.

He emphasised the need for police to extensively use technology like CCTV cameras, drones, phone signals, Google takeout. He said since the pattern of crime is changing with the criminals updating themselves, the police officers should have a more updated version.

The state government is strengthening the police department technically. He pointed out that drones are being used to identify and destroy marijuana crops and to stop smuggling. Drones are also being flown in the forests to nab red sandalwood smugglers. The Chief Minister asked police to be alert to foil the attempts of some people to create unrest in the society by dividing religions and castes.

He stated that some commit crimes in the name of ideology, for dominance and for money. “We should be serious about curbing crimes. Otherwise, crimes will increase. I never compromised on law and order and that’s why Naxalites attacked me with claymore mines,” he said.

Without naming any party, Chandrababu Naidu said some people were committing crimes under the guise of politics.

“They tried to stir a rift between religious communities following the death of Pastor Praveen. They tried to politicise the incident. We were able to reveal the facts about the death of Pastor Praveen with the help of CCTV cameras,” he said. The Chief Minister said they set fire to the statue of Ambedkar in GD Nellore and blamed the government, but the government foiled the conspiracy by placing the facts before people.

He alleged that similar conspiracies are being hatched in the case of liquor. Terming social media, the biggest challenge for the police, he said some people were posting posts at will and making personal attacks.

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