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The government notes that business establishments are

increasingly reliant on private investigators for gathering information and intelligence. Therefore, a large number of private detective agencies have come up all over the country. While in most cases, these agencies have helped in meeting the private investigation and vigilance needs of business establishments, there has been growing concern over how these agencies function, as some of them conduct operations without due verification of those employed as agents. __________________________. From the given options, choose the one that completes the paragraph in the most appropriate way.

A It also makes it mandatory for private detective agencies to hold licenses to carry on their business.

B The Private Detective Agencies (Regulation) Bill has been pending in Parliament for the past seven years.

C The proposed law, the government says, would enforce proper norms for the functioning of private detective agencies.

D In short, the government wants to regulate the functioning of private detective agencies so that they are run within legal parameters and are accountable to a regulatory authority.

E Also not observed is due regard for the protection of the rights of individuals who are spied upon.

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