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    "content": "I come from a conflict prone region. Many a times, you find communities complaining of imbalance in the number of KPRs. This has created loss of confidence by communities in the Government. It is important for us to know how many people we are going to recruit from every area based on the need. In fact, the KPRs can complement the efforts of the regular police and the administration personnel. Time and again whenever conflicts occur in these areas, the Government and individual leaders have complained about the inability to control the security of these areas and the need for disarmament. You cannot undertake any disarmament exercise in these conflict prone areas without necessarily involving the local people and guaranteeing their security. Personally, I support the disarmament exercise. However, for us to do so, we require to enhance the security personnel in this country. Since the Government cannot recruit sufficient number of police officers, they should recruit more police reservists. You very well know that court has annulled the recent recruitment of 10,000 police recruits who would by now been undergoing training. It is important for us to take care of this gap. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, what we have witnessed in recent times, particularly with regard to the raids on mosques is not a good thing for any Government to do. A week ago, I read in the newspapers that the Attorney-General was trying to set regulations for mosques and churches. I actually spoke about it openly and said that places of worship are not places for charitable institutions. The Government must distinguish between the two; you cannot set any regulation for a place of worship. However, at the same time, I want to call on the Muslim leadership in the country, particularly in the coast region, to take their rightful role in the society. Finding guns, pistols and other dangerous weapons in mosques is something that Islam does not accept at all. Islam is a religion of peace. We must propagate peace and ensure that people live in harmony and ensure that our places of worship are safe. I also call on Government to ensure that they do not persistently talk about radicalization without employing the right strategies. I thank the Mover of this Bill, which I hope will sail through in both Houses."
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