Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday praised the National Security Guard for its relentless fight against terrorism over the past forty years.

Referring to the live demonstrations by the NSG, Shah said the display left everyone assured that the country’s security and the fight against terrorism were in capable and trustworthy hands.

"With these three principles: Sarvatra, Sarvottam, Suraksha, and by making Samarpan, Saahas, and Rashtrabhakti, its hallmarks, the NSG has fought a formidable battle against organised crime and terrorism in this country for four decades. After seeing the demonstration we have all just witnessed, every citizen of the country leaves with the satisfaction in their hearts and minds that we, our security, and the fight against terrorism are in very safe hands," Shah said while addressing the gathering at the 41st Raising Day of the National Security Guard in Manesar, Haryana.

He said the newly inaugurated Special Operation Training Centre was not just for NSG commandos but also for state police forces to strengthen their training and response.

"I want to tell all the state police forces that the Special Operation Training Centre inaugurated today is not only for NSG, but it will train all of you to train. We are going to make big changes in the role of NSG. NSG's new hub is being stationed in Ayodhya. With this, all six such hubs of NSG, known as SSG, will help in mitigating any terror attack," the Union Home Minister added.

He further said, "From scrapping Article 370, we have attacked the key points of terrorists. We have made it clear that India's security agencies are determined to eliminate terrorists and their agenda."

Shah said the new Special Operation Training Centre was built at a cost of 141 crore rupees and would provide the most advanced training to prepare commandos for counter-terrorism operations.

"Today, the foundation stone was laid for the Special Operations Training Centre (SOTC). At a cost of Rs 141 crore, this eight-acre site will house state-of-the-art training for commandos and special commandos to combat terrorism. We all know that in such a vast country, the central government alone cannot combat terrorism. NSG has bravely and with its own strength protected the nation since 1984 in Operation Ashwamedh, Operation Sarvashakti, Operation Dhangu, the Akshardham attack, the Mumbai attack, and numerous other national crises," the Union Home Minister said.

He added, "Six NSG hubs have already been established in Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, the Jammu Task Force, and now, Ayodhya. NSG commandos will be deployed 24 hours a day, 365 days. Special Composite Group will be available to respond to any sudden terrorist attack on that zone."