Police reforms in the country is the need of the hour says Prakash Singh, ex DGP, UP

The former Director General Of Police, Uttar Pradesh, Prakash Singh has several complaints with the police departments in the country despite the fact that he himself was the DG police of the largest state of the country, UP, playing the most vital role in the formation of governments at the centre.

An officer with impeccable integrity having tremendous experience to deal with law and order issues and usually talking about our police force still being allegedly non friendly, untrained, dishonest, not up to the mark in bringing criminals to justice and ensuring safety and security of the common masses especially the women who are the most vulnerable sections of our society was felicitated at the annual function of the Indian Federation of Working journalists at Constitution Club, New Delhi in the presence of journalist from all over the India, the other day.

While expressing his views Prakash Singh was very honest and catagorical in saying that Indian police system needs an overhaul and deep reform by all means as according to him the police system has today allegedly become a pawn in the hands of the politicians and the criminals and if the supposed custodian of the law and order and people of the country are seen saluting the criminals or the politicians with dubious backgrounds as if they are working under their mercy, then how can we expect our police and law enforcing agencies delivering due justice to the common masses or take action against the erring politicians or white caller criminals or wrong doers.

In one of the interviews to a daily Prakash Singh, the former DGP of Utter Pradesh said when a patient comes to the hospital with an injury or an ailment he expects that he is at least given the minimum possible treatment like first aid and dealt with affably. Similarly in a police station one expects to meet good treatment and registration of one’s FIR but unfortunately in our country complainants especially the women fear to enter police stations to get their FIR registered.

The complainants feel terrorised or fearful of the non cooperation or mal treatment meted out to them. This is highly uncalled for and unbelievable. This enhances the spirit and courage of criminals to commit more crimes as they have no fear or terror of laws and are least bothered of any harsh action from the side of the police.

Therefore the police reforms is the mandatory necessity of the day if the society is to be safeguarded from the criminal onslaughts and increasing lack of fear in the criminals’ mind from the police departments’ side.

Mr. Prakash Singh said that lot is being said about the country making high strides in the developmental side with the GDP growth enhancing to the record high etc but my question is if the countrymen, the vulnerable women and the people at large would not be safe and sound how long will this graph of high growth help people to prosper.

Mr. Prakash Singh said the nation whose people are not safe and the country which is bereft of peace, harmony and criminal insecurity due to the weak police system that country can never boast of progress and prosperity.

Hence overall reforms in the police force and the system is the need of the hour. He appealed the mediamen present on the ocassion to write on the need for police reforms and purify the society of the ills of criminalism, scams, increasing pollution in public life, insecurity of women and the Ghotaalas eating our society from the roots like termites.

He thanked the organisers especially the Sr. vice president of the Indian Federation of working journalists Hemant Tiwari for felicitating him as an outstanding achiever of police reforms in the country. The union minister of women and child development Menaka Gandhi was also present on this ocassion. The senior journalist and political editor of the Rajya Sabha TV Arvind Kumar Singh was also honoured with the IFWJ outstanding achievers award.

It may be recalled that the strongest proponents of the police reforms in the country Prakash Singh is a recipient of the coveted Padma Shri honour and had been the director general of the Border Police force and Assam police in addition tothe DHP UP. He had a illustrious career as a highly experienced police officer during his entire span of service in the Police departments and the paramilitary force.