New Delhi, Nov 23: Addressing the conference of Directors General and Inspecters General of Police here on Sunday, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh said the virus of communal violence that threatens the secular fabric of our country needs to be checked in time.

Dr. Singh said inability of intelligence agencies and police to obtain pinpointed and actionable intelligence in time has enabled naxals to carry out high profile attacks.

The Prime Minister suggested the task force to develop within 100 days integrated capability to address emerging challenges in areas on left-wing extremism, terrorism and insurgency.

Dr. Singh asked the policemen to win the trust of civil society, if they want to succeed in democracy.

He said a major challenge before the police will be restoring the faith of the people--especially those belonging to religious and ethnic minorities and the weaker sections of society.

Dwelling on the theme of terrorism, he said globalisation has produced a whole new range of interactive threats and risks.

Dr Singh expressed hope that this conference will find ways and means to deal with the terrorists, who use modern communications and exploit cyber space to carry out their disruptive activities.

Dr. Singh suggested that the establishment of task force to initiate a 100 day plan to develop an integrated capability to address the challenges of terrorism, left wing extremism and insurgency.

The task force will be chaired by the National Security Advisor with suitable representation from the central and state agencies.

The Prime Minister also suggested setting up of a standing committee of State DGPs to advise the government on police and police related matters.

The committee will see that Indian police will emerge as a professionally competent and technologically advanced force, besides being an agent of socio- economic change endowed with a spirit of humanism.

Earlier, Union Home Minister Shiv Raj Patil strongly favoured a multi-pronged approach to deal with terrorism, and called upon the affected states to raise Special Counter Force to tackle the menace.

Opening the two day conference of the top brass of Police in New Delhi, Patil said on Saturday that terrorists are using sophisticated small weapons and explosives at present.

But, he warned that the terror groups might use nuclear, biological and chemical devices besides psychological devices in future.

The Conference of Directors General and Inspectors General of Police is organised by the Intelligence Bureau. (ANI)