Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat addresses Odisha senior police officers' conference. BHUBANESWAR: Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat has praised Odisha police for turning the tables on Maoists and successfully tackling the menace of left-wing extremism (LWE) in the state. Rawat, while delivering his keynote address on the second day of the 62nd Odisha Senior Police Officers’ conference on virtual platform on Monday, lauded the performance of the state police in ensuring peace and order in the society. “Odisha police earned very high standards of maintaining law and order in the state. Going by the statistics, the state has a fairly low crime rate. The state police have succeeded in tackling the challenges of LWE with good results in close coordination with all other Central armed police forces. I hope Odisha police will continue to be the pillar of strength, security and confidence for the people of the state,” Rawat said.