Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah reviews Gujarat’s law and order and internal security situation at a high-level meeting in Ahmedabad
PIB National (English) · Published 7 November 2026 · Last updated
Amit Shah’s Ahmedabad meeting stressed accelerated coordination to clear 25,000 forensic backlogs, boost border‑coastal surveillance and intensify action against drug networks and illegal migrants in Gujarat.
Key points
- Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah reviewed Gujarat’s law‑and‑order and internal security situation in a high‑level meeting in Ahmedabad on 7 Nov 2026.
- The meeting was attended by CM Bhupendra Patel, Deputy CM Harsh Sanghavi, Union Home Secretary, senior MHA officials and State Home Department officers.
- Shah highlighted Gujarat’s 2,340‑km coastline and its international border with Pakistan, urging stronger coordination among BSF, State Police, Coast Guard and central agencies.
- He praised the state’s implementation of the new criminal laws, noting 92 % of chargesheets filed within 60 days and 86 % within 90 days.
- The Home Minister directed a special drive to clear more than 25,000 pending forensic cases across the state.
- Shah demanded that drug‑trafficking actions target entire networks and kingpins, with financial investigations prioritised to seize illicit assets.
- He ordered enhancement of S4C and the 1930 helpline capacities to combat cybercrime and instructed faster identification and deportation of illegal foreign nationals, citing 2,412 deportations under special drives.
- The minister also stressed accelerating disaster‑management work, fire‑safety measures, the Ahmedabad Urban Flood Management Project and the survey of enemy properties.
Background
- Gujarat shares a 560‑km international border with Pakistan and a 2,340‑km coastline, making border and maritime security a persistent concern.
- The new criminal laws (CrPC amendments, 2023) set strict timelines for filing chargesheets, aiming to curb judicial delays.
- Historically, Gujarat has faced drug‑trafficking routes through its ports, prompting central‑state joint operations since the early 2000s.
- Cybercrime investigations have been coordinated through the Cyber Crime Prevention Cell (S4C) established under the Ministry of Home Affairs in 2015.
- Disaster management in Gujarat is governed by the Disaster Management Act, 2005, with the state SDMA overseeing flood mitigation projects like the Ahmedabad Urban Flood Management Project launched in 2019.
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Original report: PIB National (English)