Delhi: Visuals from National Police Memorial as National Police Day is being observed today. The day is observed to… https://t.co/NOenyXO6Ah — ANI (@ANI) 1540089770000

* During his speech, following the inauguration ceremony of the National Police Memorial , PM Modi got choked with emotion and expressed his gratitude towards the police personnel, paramilitary forces and the National Disaster Relief Forces (NDRF) for their work.*PM Modi said that other than police and the paramilitary forces, the men who work in an event of a disaster or incident are not remembered enough by the people and dedicated the Police Commemoration Day to the disaster relief forces as well.* Training his guns at the opposition, PM Modi questioned , "Why did this memorial take 70 years of independence to come into existence?"* The PM said that the work got delayed for legal reasons a couple of years but if the previous government would have wanted to build the memorial then "it would have already been done so before its foundation stone got covered in dust."* PM Modi also commemorated the forces deputed in Jammu and Kashmir and Naxal affected areas. "If today more youth is getting connected with the mainstream then it is because of the security forces deployed there. The forces play a crucial role in development of the Northeast states," he said.* The memorial has been built in recognition of the supreme sacrifice made by police personnel since independence.* The memorial has been erected on 6.12 acres of land in Delhi's Chanakyapuri, at the northern end of Shanti Path.* This Police Memorial represents all State/UT Police Forces and Central Police Organisations of the country.* Since Independence, 34,844 police personnel have died in the line duty, with 424 losing their lives this year.* Many of these brave lives were lost in the fight against terrorism in various geographical regions such as Kashmir, Punjab, Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and LWE-affected regions of the country.* A large number of police lives were lost in prevention of crime and in maintenance of law and order.* The central sculpture of the NPM is a 30-feet monolith made of a single piece of granite, weighing 238 tonnes. Its weight and colour symbolise the gravitas and solemnity of the supreme sacrifice.* A 60 foot long river at the base of the sculpture reflects the continuous self-service of the policeman and woman, to maintain peace and public order.* The Wall of Valour has the names of all 34,844 martyrs engraved on granite.* A police museum will also be dedicated to the nation. It contains artefacts and points of time that shaped the history of the Indian police.