DKS places wishlist before Amit Shah, seeks President’s Colour award for Karnataka police

Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar has submitted a comprehensive wishlist to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, requesting funds for police modernization and infrastructure upgrades. The proposals include new IRB battalions, cybercrime control units, and the prestigious President’s Colour award for the state police.
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This highlights the ongoing fiscal and administrative negotiations between India's state governments and the central government regarding public safety and law enforcement funding.
Urging the Centre to sanction two more battalions of the Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) for Karnataka, Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Friday gave the State’s wishlist to Union Home Minister Amit Shah that included upgradation of prisons and the Police Department besides seeking President’s Colour award for the Karnataka police.
The article reports on government proposals and meetings in a factual, neutral tone without editorializing the political motivations.
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