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INCLok Sabha 1991Security & defencemeasurable

Set up a composite Rapid Action Force to quell communal riots

“A composite Rapid Action Force charged with the special task of quelling communal riots and specially equipped for this purpose will be set up.”
— Indian National Congress (I) Election Manifesto, General Election 1991 · sourcewording from secondary source
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The verdict

The Rapid Action Force was established on 11 December 1991 as a wing of the CRPF and became fully operational on 7 October 1992 with five battalions; five more were added in April 1994.

Rule applied: Kept: achieved as promised, on time or within 6 months of the deadline → 10

Implied deadline (end of term): 16 May 1996Confidence: highAI draft · review pending
10/10

Evidence timeline

  1. Other7 Oct 1992· Wikipediasupports
    Rapid Action Force ↗

    “RAF was established on 11 December 1991 by the Union Home Ministry with headquarters in New Delhi. It became fully operational on 7 October 1992”

  2. Manifesto25 Aug 2004· All India Congress Committee (Wayback copy)context
    Salient Points of Previous Manifestos (1991 and 1996 extracts) ↗

    “A composite Rapid Action Force charged with the special task of quelling communal riots and specially equipped for this purpose will be set up.”

More security & defence promises from this manifesto

Promise ID inc-ls-1991-018 · drafted 5 Oct 2026 by research-agent · JSON